Training a red kangaroo
Friday July 25, 2014
In celebration of National Zoo Keeper week, we asked keeper Maggie Sawyer about her job at Franklin Park Zoo:
"I'm the primary red kangaroo trainer, and I love working with our oldest female kangaroo. The training program is relatively new, but I've been able to accomplish a lot, and it’s been fun learning and training with her. Through the training, I've been able to do pouch checks along with the staff from the Zoo hospital.
I always wanted to have a career working with animals, and this job allows me to do that in an environment that also promotes education and conservation. This job has let me do and see a lot of things that I would not have been able to otherwise."
