Alexander Bickers
Zoo Keeper - Carnivore Team at Reid Park Zoological Society- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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Safe Capture - Chemical Immobilization of Animals
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance AcademySep, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Reid Park Zoological Society
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Zoo Keeper - Carnivore Team
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Oct 2021 - Present
- Complete all animal husbandry duties for all species in the carnivore section, such as cleaning animal spaces, creating enrichment, making observations, keeping records, animal training, feeding, and medicating - Give keeper talks and answer guest questions - Assist veterinary staff in animal veterinary procedures - Member of the Reid Park Zoo Safety Committee, meeting monthly to create and maintain a safe environment for guests and employees - Trained on all three carnivore routines, consisting of lions, jaguar, grizzly bear, lar gibbon, ringtail lemurs, giant anteaters, Baird’s tapirs, Andean bears, squirrel monkeys, lion-tailed macaques, and African wild dogs Show less
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Primarily Primates Inc
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supervisor
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Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
• Perform all the duties of an Animal Care Professional (see below) in addition to: - Ensuring the welfare of all 400 animals housed at the sanctuary - Managing and overseeing a team of 6-10 caretakers - Being responsible for the locking/unlocking of animal enclosures and animal shifting - Assessing and responding to animal medical issues - Assisting the veterinarian with animal sedations, transportations, and medical procedures - Working closely with the veterinarian and the director to ensure the best animal treatment plans and sanctuary procedures - Keeping track of inventory and ordering supplies Show less
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Animal Care Professional
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2020
• Provide care to a variety of animals, including various bird species, lemurs, kinkajous, tamarins, marmosets, capuchins, macaques, spider monkeys, vervets, grivets, gibbons, baboons, and chimpanzees.• Observe and monitor animal health • Maintain cleanliness of animal areas• Provide environmental and behavioral enrichment• Prepare diets• Modify habitats• Maintain accurate records
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San Antonio Zoo
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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100 - 200 Employee
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Animal Care Specialist - Animal Health Center
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Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
• Clean enclosures, feed, medicate, handle, and provide husbandry and enrichment for zoo animals that are hospitalized or in quarantine • Assist veterinary staff with exams and procedures • Record data, fill prescriptions, conduct lab work, and prepare animal samples for shipping • Restock, take inventory, and keep the hospital clean and organized • Clean enclosures, feed, medicate, handle, and provide husbandry and enrichment for zoo animals that are hospitalized or in quarantine • Assist veterinary staff with exams and procedures • Record data, fill prescriptions, conduct lab work, and prepare animal samples for shipping • Restock, take inventory, and keep the hospital clean and organized
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Animal Rescue League Shelter & Wildlife Center
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United States
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Research Services
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Animal Care Attendant
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Sep 2016 - Sep 2018
• Clean enclosures, keep records, feed, handle, provide enrichment and care for all rescued animals including dogs of all breeds, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles, amphibians, exotic mammals, and insects • Member of the HAR Safety Committee; meet monthly to create and maintain a safe shelter for humans and animals • Clean enclosures, keep records, feed, handle, provide enrichment and care for all rescued animals including dogs of all breeds, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles, amphibians, exotic mammals, and insects • Member of the HAR Safety Committee; meet monthly to create and maintain a safe shelter for humans and animals
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Whale and Dolphin Conservation
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Field Research Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
• Accompany whale watching vessels to collect data on the marine mammals seen in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary • Take identification photographs and use a handheld GPS to collect locations of each sighting • Interact with passengers on the boats, showing them baleen samples and answering questions. • Identify the individual whales in the photographs, enter all data into database, and work on various individual projects. • Participate in whale and dolphin conservation informational and educational exhibitions. Show less
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Lehigh Valley Zoo
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Animal Care Intern
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May 2014 - Aug 2014
• Clean and maintain animal enclosures • Prepare diets, feed, create enrichment, and keep records of animals • Give educational animal presentations and answer visitor questions • Received the Penn State 2014 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Internship Award based on my essay on this internship project • Clean and maintain animal enclosures • Prepare diets, feed, create enrichment, and keep records of animals • Give educational animal presentations and answer visitor questions • Received the Penn State 2014 College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society Internship Award based on my essay on this internship project
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WILDLIFE WORKS INC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer
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Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
• Care for and help rehabilitate sick and injured wild animals for eventual release into the wild • Clean, prepare diets, feed, administer medicines and keep records • Care for and help rehabilitate sick and injured wild animals for eventual release into the wild • Clean, prepare diets, feed, administer medicines and keep records
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Education
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2012 - 2016
Penn State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Wildlife and FIsheries Science
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