Jenna Palmisano is a doctoral student at the University of Central Florida tracking a parasitic tongue worm infecting nearly 2 dozen native species of snake, including the pygmy rattlesnake, and other ectotherms in central and southern Florida. While much is not known about this parasite, often referred to as a lung worm when it is actually a type of crustacean, it is believed to have been introduced by the many diverse invasive species, especially Burmese Pythons that are now endemic to Florida's rich biodiverse ecosystems. Jenna's field tracking and molecular work are attempting to identify where and at what rate the infestation has spread and to better understand the complex life cycle of this organism which has contributed to signifiant declines in native snake species. She helps manage a <a href= "https://invasionscience.ufl.edu/slam/">website</a> to inform the public of this invasive disease and to recruit anecdotal data from citizen scientists. <a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com">Animal Care Software</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Jenna Palmisano is a doctoral student at the University of Central Florida tracking a parasitic tongue worm infecting nearly 2 dozen native species of snake, including the pygmy rattlesnake, and other ectotherms in central and southern Florida. While much is not known about this parasite, often referred to as a lung worm when it is actually a type of crustacean, it is believed to have been introduced by the many diverse invasive species, especially Burmese Pythons that are now endemic to Florida's rich biodiverse ecosystems. Jenna's field tracking and molecular work are attempting to identify where and at what rate the infestation has spread and to better understand the complex life cycle of this organism which has contributed to signifiant declines in native snake species. She helps manage a &lt;a href= "https://invasionscience.ufl.edu/slam/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; to inform the public of this invasive disease and to recruit anecdotal data from citizen scientists.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com"&gt;Animal Care Software&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Jenna Palmisano is a doctoral student at the University of Central Florida tracking a parasitic tongue worm infecting nearly 2 dozen native species of snake, including the pygmy rattlesnake, and other ectotherms in central and southern Florida. While...

Tongue Worm Invasion

Veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. Dominic Travis, Chief Programs Officer for the <a href="https://www.marinemammalcenter.org">Marine Mammal Center</a> returns to discuss the virulent and usually lethal strain of avian influenza affecting a variety of species, especially marine mammals. Given the COVID pandemic fatigue felt across society, it is important not to let our guard down about monitoring for known risks such as influenza which has been front and center among researchers, clinicians, and public health agencies for decades. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, The Marine Mammal Center has rescued more than 26,000 marine mammals along 600 miles of California coastline and the Big Island of Hawai‘i. The TMMC team endeavors to advance ocean health through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, research, and education. <a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com">Animal Care Software</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. Dominic Travis, Chief Programs Officer for the &lt;a href="https://www.marinemammalcenter.org"&gt;Marine Mammal Center&lt;/a&gt; returns to discuss the virulent and usually lethal strain of avian influenza affecting a variety of species, especially marine mammals. Given the COVID pandemic fatigue felt across society, it is important not to let our guard down about monitoring for known risks such as influenza which has been front and center among researchers, clinicians, and public health agencies for decades. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, The Marine Mammal Center has rescued more than 26,000 marine mammals along 600 miles of California coastline and the Big Island of Hawai‘i. The TMMC team endeavors to advance ocean health through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, research, and education.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com"&gt;Animal Care Software&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. Dominic Travis, Chief Programs Officer for the  returns to discuss the virulent and usually lethal strain of avian influenza affecting a variety of species, especially marine mammals. Given the COVID pandemic fatigue...

Latest Avian Flu Devastating Wild and Domestic Populations

As part of Zoo Logic's year-long look at the well-being of animal care professionals, we invited a very special guest with Human Resources expertise across all aspects of the employer-employee spectrum. Karen Stafford is an HR veteran of Fortune 500 corporate and non-profit organizations, as well as, a professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She's also knowledgeable about the zoo and aquarium space having witnessed more animal training shows, TV appearances and late night feedings of wild animals in her guest bathroom than any spouse of 34 years should have to endure! Karen offers helpful advice to those professionals considering leaving their dream job or profession due to hostile work environments, difficult coworkers, and/or inexperienced supervisors and managers. What steps should employers do to invest in better trained mangers to improve the overall work environment for every staff member and by doing so, improve retention? Before walking away, what steps can we as employees do to preserve our career paths, improve our own situation, and re-connect with the passion we all feel or once felt caring for and conserving animals in our care and in the wild. Ikigai - A Japanese concept for that which gives your life meaning, purpose, or worth. Similar to French "Raison d'etre": <a href= "https://ikigaitest.com/en-personality-test/">https://ikigaitest.com/en-personality-test/</a>  The Standout Assessment: <a href= "https://www.tmbc.com/standout-assessment/">https://www.tmbc.com/standout-assessment/</a> Myers Briggs Type Indicator (similar) to help you understand key personality patterns to unlock professional & personal success:  <a href= "https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test">https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test</a> Love+Work by Marcus Buckingham The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor <a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com">Animal Care Software</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;As part of &lt;em&gt;Zoo Logic's&lt;/em&gt; year-long look at the well-being of animal care professionals, we invited a very special guest with Human Resources expertise across all aspects of the employer-employee spectrum. Karen Stafford is an HR veteran of Fortune 500 corporate and non-profit organizations, as well as, a professor at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. She's also knowledgeable about the zoo and aquarium space having witnessed more animal training shows, TV appearances and late night feedings of wild animals in her guest bathroom than any spouse of 34 years should have to endure! Karen offers helpful advice to those professionals considering leaving their dream job or profession due to hostile work environments, difficult coworkers, and/or inexperienced supervisors and managers. What steps should employers do to invest in better trained mangers to improve the overall work environment for every staff member and by doing so, improve retention? Before walking away, what steps can we as employees do to preserve our career paths, improve our own situation, and re-connect with the passion we all feel or once felt caring for and conserving animals in our care and in the wild.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ikigai - A Japanese concept for that which gives your life meaning, purpose, or worth. Similar to French "Raison d'etre": &lt;a href= "https://ikigaitest.com/en-personality-test/"&gt;https://ikigaitest.com/en-personality-test/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; The Standout Assessment: &lt;a href= "https://www.tmbc.com/standout-assessment/"&gt;https://www.tmbc.com/standout-assessment/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Myers Briggs Type Indicator (similar) to help you understand key personality patterns to unlock professional &amp; personal success:  &lt;a href= "https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test"&gt;https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Love+Work by Marcus Buckingham&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com"&gt;Animal Care Software&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As part of Zoo Logic's year-long look at the well-being of animal care professionals, we invited a very special guest with Human Resources expertise across all aspects of the employer-employee spectrum. Karen Stafford is an HR veteran of Fortune 500...

Before You Burn That Bridge or Leave the Animal Field

The marine mammal team at Wildlife World Zoo, <a href= "https://www.wildlifeworld.com">Aquarium and Safari Park</a> met with K-9 law enforcement officers from Prescott Arizona at the park last month to talk and demonstrate animal training principles. This follows a long tradition over the past 25 years or more, set by other representatives from facilities such as the US Navy dolphin program and SeaWorld, of these two very different training communities working to share creative solutions, best practices, and very different work environment requirements. According to Wildlife World's Krysta Henderson who manages the sea lion facility and K-9 coordinator, Officer Kyle Alltop it was motivating to see how the other group responds to behavioral challenges and fostering animal motivation to learn. This was the first of many planned joint sessions where teams from both organizations and surrounding law enforcement agencies in Central Arizona plan to work and learn together. Animal Care <a href= "https://animalcaresoftware.com">Software</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The marine mammal team at Wildlife World Zoo, &lt;a href= "https://www.wildlifeworld.com"&gt;Aquarium and Safari Park&lt;/a&gt; met with K-9 law enforcement officers from Prescott Arizona at the park last month to talk and demonstrate animal training principles. This follows a long tradition over the past 25 years or more, set by other representatives from facilities such as the US Navy dolphin program and SeaWorld, of these two very different training communities working to share creative solutions, best practices, and very different work environment requirements. According to Wildlife World's Krysta Henderson who manages the sea lion facility and K-9 coordinator, Officer Kyle Alltop it was motivating to see how the other group responds to behavioral challenges and fostering animal motivation to learn. This was the first of many planned joint sessions where teams from both organizations and surrounding law enforcement agencies in Central Arizona plan to work and learn together.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Animal Care &lt;a href= "https://animalcaresoftware.com"&gt;Software&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The marine mammal team at Wildlife World Zoo,  met with K-9 law enforcement officers from Prescott Arizona at the park last month to talk and demonstrate animal training principles. This follows a long tradition over the past 25 years or more, set by...

Sea Lion and K-9 Officer Cross Training 

Recently, the marine mammal team at <a href= "https://www.atlantisbahamas.com/sustainable-tourism#blue">Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas</a> announced they had tracked and located a male spotted dolphin the facility had rescued, rehabilitated and returned to the ocean over 5 years ago under the auspices of the company's Blue Project Foundation. The successful return of this animal was due in large part to a series of fortunate factors including the longitudinal study of these resident dolphins.  In fact, scientists knew of this animal, its birth year, dam, and migration habits long before it was found stranded and near death at age 9.  Thanks to this field evidence and the generous contributions from scientists in the Bahamas and the US including Dr Randy Wells at Sarasota Dolphin Research Project, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, the team at the Dolphin Communication Project, the Wild Dolphin Project and others, the animal not only was returned to health and eventually the ocean, but he has since thrived having rejoined his social group. Vice President of Marine Mammal Operations for Atlantis, Ted Turner describes this historic journey for this extraordinary animal nicknamed "M & M." <a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com">Animal Care Software</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Recently, the marine mammal team at &lt;a href= "https://www.atlantisbahamas.com/sustainable-tourism#blue"&gt;Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas&lt;/a&gt; announced they had tracked and located a male spotted dolphin the facility had rescued, rehabilitated and returned to the ocean over 5 years ago under the auspices of the company's Blue Project Foundation. The successful return of this animal was due in large part to a series of fortunate factors including the longitudinal study of these resident dolphins.  In fact, scientists knew of this animal, its birth year, dam, and migration habits long before it was found stranded and near death at age 9.  Thanks to this field evidence and the generous contributions from scientists in the Bahamas and the US including Dr Randy Wells at Sarasota Dolphin Research Project, Brookfield Zoo Chicago, the team at the Dolphin Communication Project, the Wild Dolphin Project and others, the animal not only was returned to health and eventually the ocean, but he has since thrived having rejoined his social group. Vice President of Marine Mammal Operations for Atlantis, Ted Turner describes this historic journey for this extraordinary animal nicknamed "M &amp; M."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://animalcaresoftware.com"&gt;Animal Care Software&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Recently, the marine mammal team at  announced they had tracked and located a male spotted dolphin the facility had rescued, rehabilitated and returned to the ocean over 5 years ago under the auspices of the company's Blue Project Foundation. The...

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Zoo Logic with animal trainer, zoo advocate, and ZOOmility author, Dr. Grey Stafford, is a weekly conversation with zoo, aquarium, and animal experts about Nature, wildlife, pets, animal training with positive reinforcement, health and welfare, research, conservation, and education, sustainability, zoo politics, activism and legislation, and all things animals! On Zoo Logic, we’ll go behind the scenes with animal professionals and influencers from around the world to explore the latest Zoos News and issues affecting wildlife, wild places, and people. Communicating with humor, cool stories, and candor, we’ll discover the interdependent connection between civilization, conservation, and commerce.

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