Zoo 101 – Jed Dodds
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Description
Zoos play a far more important role in the preservation and
conservation of wild life than is typically understood. The Reid Park Zoo
in Tucson is an amazing resource of information. Have you ever
wondered how much a lion eats or how an elephant goes to the
doctor? Here is your chance to get an inside look at what it takes to
care for some of the largest and smallest animals on the planet. Learn
the impact that a zoo has on a local community and how they play a
vital role in saving wild animals in wild places.
Presenter: Jed Dodds has worked at the Reid Park Zoo for 19 years with
a bachelor’s degree in Veterinarian Science from the University of
Arizona. He is an animal enthusiastic dedicating his life to teaching
people the delicate balance we share with our natural world having
traveled the world from diving with Great White Sharks to Tanzania’s
Serengeti to the Okavango Delta in Botswana and the jungle of Costa
Rica. He has met and worked with ‘amazing conservationists’ that are
saving animals from extinction.
Two Wednesday afternoon: November 6 th and 13 th at 2:00 p.m. in the
Activity Center’s Hopi Room with an optional follow-up trip to the Zoo.
