Hannah Docalovich
Wildlands Conservancy
"Creating lasting connections to nature since 1973"
Red-Tailed Hawk-Nittany
The Wildlands Conservancy I interned with is located in Emmaus, PA. I was one of the Animal Care Interns during the 2022 spring semester and continued to volunteer after I completed my hours.
Skunk-Baby Aster
Great Barred Owl-Remi(Rembrandt)
Responsibilities
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Clean out each enclosure every day
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Give all animals clean water every day
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Feed the animals/insects the proper diet that is given to you
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Clean up the animal room at the end of each shift
Assignments
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Keep a journal to write down any experiences I thought were interesting, exciting, or upsetting
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Come up with an enrichment plan for one of the species and present it to an Animal Care Head
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Research ways to enhance the enclosure of one of the species and present it to an Animal Care Head
Great Horned Owl-Strig
Good Experiences
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Able to research enrichment projects for our American Crow Romeo and our owls; the enrichment projects for Romeo were approved by one of the Animal Care Heads; they are still used to this day
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Enjoyed being up close and personal with all of the animals since you normally wouldn't be able to be that close if it were the wild
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Being able to sit and take a break with some of the birds of prey like the Turkey and Black Vultures Aurora and Vlad and our Great Horned Owl Strig
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Made connections with not only some of the animals, but also the employees that work there
Bad Experiences
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Having to get close and personal with multiple species of cockroaches
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Learning that not all animals will like you (aka Romeo)
Opossum-Maple
Contact Information
Brandon Swayser
Education Administrator and Animal Care Manager
3701 Orchid Place Emmaus, PA 18049
610-965-4397 ext: 136