Erin has been a Zookeeper for the last 10 years, starting as a volunteer at the Australian Reptile Park. She is now part of the dedicated team of trainers who present the Free Flight Bird Show at Taronga Zoo
A juvenile male Peregrine Falcon which we named ‘Clarkie’ was delivered to Taronga’s Wildlife Hospial with a badly broken right wing. This extraordinary powerful and beautiful bird was treated by one of our veterinarians using an innovative technique to aid a speedy recovery with the aim to rehabilitate and release the bird as soon as possible.
Przewalski’s Horse Naylah successfully gave birth her first foal, Bataar, four months ago. Since then Bataar has been doing extremely well under the watchful eye of mum. He never likes to venture to far but is settling in to the herd well and bonding with one year old foal, Orlitiza. They both love to play around but Orlitiza still likes to be the boss.
I have been a zoo vet since 1998. I began my zoo career at Gladys Porter Zoo, Texas which is nicely nestled on the border of Mexico. During my 7 years there, I gradually worked my way up to head veterinarian.
