What advice would you give to someone who is interested in becoming a zookeeper?

What advice would you give to someone who is interested in becoming a zookeeper?

Daniel Simmonds (Zookeeper) gives expert video advice on: What did you have to do to become a zookeeper?; Is it a well paid job?; Do you become very attached to the animals you work with? and more...

If you're interested in becoming a zookeeper, it's important to first of all get some experience. Probably the best way to start to go about getting work experience for becoming a zookeeper, is to look at some of the voluntary schemes that some zoos have, including the ZSL London zoo voluntary scheme which is an excellent one. Or it could even be something like volunteering at the local vetinary practice, or volunteering at a local city farm just to get some hands on direct experience with animals. Perhaps once you get a year or so of that sort of experience, then its worth putting together your C.V. with that experience and start applying for that sort of zookeeping job.