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Zoology at Maymont
Outline
•Background on Maymont Park
•Wildlife department
•Role of zoologists
•My internship duties
•Park management issues
•Ties to environmental studies
History of Maymont
Estate built by James and Sallie Dooley in 1893. When they died, it was left to the people of Richmond,
including: architectural complex 100-acre landscape collection of furnishings
Their wishes were set in the will
Current Attractions
Maymont House Nature and Visitor
Center Gardens Carriage Collection
Wildlife Exhibits Children’s Farm Arboretum and 100 Acre
Park
Map
Wildlife Department
Over 700 animals Approximately 150
species Mostly fish 5 full time zoologists Also aquarists and
environmental educators on staff
Maymont’s Wildlife
Farm animals: goats,sheep, rabbits, pigs, chickens, ducks, donkey.
Zoo animals: bears, bobcats, raptors, red foxes, deer, bison, cows, horses, aviary birds.
Nature center: otters, turtles, snakes, fish.
Zoologist Description
Each worked full time keeping wildlife department running
All held BA or BS in wildlife or environmental field
Salary of approximately $20,000/year($11 per hour)
Regular duties:– cleaning– feeding– projects
Some visitor interaction Assisted regularly by
volunteers, part time staff, and/or community service participants
Intern Morning Duties
Clean barn Examine bear habitat Clean bear and otter
habitats Prepare meat Clean nature center
animal areas
Intern Afternoon Duties
Count deer and bison Feed animals around
park Put animals back into
inside enclosures for the night
Projects
Animal Care
All the animals have unique needs, zoologists work to find the best ways to meet these.
Most care (such as cleaning and feeding practices) are uniform for each species, and developed from current knowledge and experimentation.
Always working to maintain park and expand, through enrichment and research.
Spotlight: Pigs
Donation Funding Training Process Study Education
Environmental and Community Contributions
Public access to nature. Cares for orphaned and
injured animals. Environmental
education.– current issues– programs– animals
Park Management Issues
Fundraising limitations:
City of Richmond and Maymont Foundation
Budgeting difficult when dependent on donations
Conflicting interests between departments: Maymont unity
Adopt a Living Thing
Fundraising program Directly to animal care Encourages community
involvement
Environmental Studies
Interesting Facts
Otters more dangerous than bears
Animals bond with people
Not allowed to give names
There is such a thing as a stupid question