Leiana is the Museum’s Director of Family and School Experiences and has her Master’s degree in Science Education. I worked closely with Leiana in the spring when I trained her and other Museum staff to handle and use our red tailed hawk for programs. Leiana has been at the Museum for almost 7 years, and has been doing all sorts of programs the entire time. She does whatever is necessary, and she’ll do it with a smile on her face.Read more
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A rescue of the strangest kind…
Katy and I got a break from our normal Sunday morning routine when we had to rescue our off-exhibit Tiger Salamander from his water dish. If you’re wondering what I mean by that, watch the video below! The salamander didn’t have any injuries from the ordeal and we gave him a different type of water dish so it will not happen again. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd85Y48vZTY[/youtube]Read more
Big delivery!
One of the staple foods in our bears’ diets is omnivore chow. Having four black bears, with three still young and growing, imagine how much chow they can eat! In the fall when they are bulking up for winter, they eat 36 pounds of chow a day along with lots of fruits, vegetables and nuts! This means we get our omnivore chow in bulk… specifically 155 bags at a time. Last week our shipment came in, and there were 4Read more
If you love something, set it free
About a month ago, we noticed a new resident in the farmyard at the museum. After some encouragement from Animal keepers with food and calming voices, Keeper Cassidy was able to snag our new visitor. This was no ordinary pigeon as evidenced by his ankle jewelry. Keepers Jill and Katy were able to trace his or her registration numbers at a racing pigeon website and find out that our new resident was a racing pigeon that left Danville, Virginia enRead more
EnrichBits: Keeper Enrichment
EnrichBits: A monthly look at animal enrichment Ok, enough about animal enrichment. It’s time to talk about keeper enrichment!! The idea is the same– animal keepers with choice and changes in their routines are happier creatures! Sherry gives all of us keepers opportunities to change up our routines now and again by giving us the chance to get off museum grounds (or at least out of the animal department area) and do something a little different.Jill, Katy, Erin, and CassidyRead more
Special Event Opportunity
We have an exciting event happening at the Museum in less than two weeks. Since most of you who read this Blog are interested in animals, our animals, and animal keeping, this event might be perfect for you. On Monday, December 1 from 7-9pm you can join us for A Night Among Wolves with Helen Thayer. Helen is an amazing woman who has walked across the Sahara, trekked to the magnetic North Pole, and lived with indigenous people of theRead more