Trainer Talks and Tails

Reptiles, Role Changes and Venom Programs with Brandon Gifford

We're ending 2024 with an incredible guest, Brandon! Brandon shares his journey within the industry, including some difficult decisions he had to make in order to aid his

Documenting Wildlife with Beau Eastman

Beau has had a long career working within zoos, but for this episode we focus in on his passion and something that he loves creating, wildlife documentaries. We talk abou

Wildlife Vet Nursing with Kellie Carmody

Kellie, vet nurse for Wildlife Sydney and SEA LIFE Sydney joins us this week to chat in detail about her role as a vet nurse! We talk all about the array of species she w

Lets Talk Koalas with Liz Florance

Liz from Symbio Wildlife Park joins us to share her extensive experience and knowledge for caring for koalas in human care! We touch on the roles koalas play in zoos, how

Caring For Wildlife With Lexie Scott

Lets chat wildlife caring! We talk with Lexie Scott, a long time wildlife carer who has raised and released hundreds of native Australian animals back into the wild over

Cooperative Care Training for Red Pandas with Steph Lauren

Let's chat red pandas!! Steph joins us from Halls Gap Zoo where she shares how her team were able to successful take a blood draw from the pandas! We touch on the prior b

Presenting With Passion With Olivia D'Arcy

We're joined this week by our good friend Olivia! Olivia has an incredible depth and spread of presenting experience that she's acquired across numerous roles within the

What Are You Training? With Tess & Daisy

We mixed things up this week as we love highlighting some of the amazing training that is happening within the animal community! From snakes to seals, domestic dogs and o

Behaviour Change Roles with Sheryl Yeates

Sheryl joins us this week and shares her incredible passion for sustainability and how we can change and improve sustainability practices at work! Being an eco-queen, She

Conditioning Scent Training for K9 Units with Adam Skein

We had such a fun conversation with Adam from the NSW K9 Correctional Services Unit! Adam dives into what his role looks like and what the dogs are used for. We chat abou

Education Roles Within Zoos and Aquariums with Kayla Ousley

The amazing Kayla, from Lone Pine, joins us this week chatting all about education roles within facilities. She shares her career background that led her to her role and

A Career With Primates with Lou Grossfeldt

Lou generously shares an insight into her incredible career working with a variety of primates in different facilities. We talk about training, how to provide the best we

Life After the Zoo with Chris McKelliget

Chris chats with us this week all about his transition from working in a zoo environment to a government role in fisheries. He shares what his role can look like and what

Let's Catch Up with Daisy & Tess!

It's been a hot minute, but we thought we'd do a short and sweet update episode for what the last few months has looked like for us both! You can follow us on socials @tr

Funnel Web Spiders for Anti-Venom Programs with Emma Teni

Emma joins us this week to chat about a unique species! Moving from marine to arachnids, Emma shares how she was able to transfer her skill set. We touch on the importanc

The Use of Differential Reinforcement for Training with Deane Jones

Deane is back with us at Trainer Talks and Tails and sharing some of the incredible training they have been achieving with lions and chimps! We really focus this conversa

Improving Welfare Through Behavioral Husbandry and Effective Enrichment with Kyle Banton-Jones

To kick off season three, we were lucky enough to be joined by Kyle from Wild Enrichment. Kyle shares his tips of how to set up effective enrichment, time management and

Reptile Conservation in Zoos with Rory Keenan

To finish off this season of the podcast, we were joined by Rory Keenan from Zoos Victoria! Rory has a lot of experience in the industry with his passion primarily driven

Working in a Rhino Orphanage and Maintaining your Identity as a Zookeeper with Sophie Bland

Sophie initially worked in zoos before moving across to field work where she spent a lot of time at a rhino orphanage in Africa. Sophie shares the day to day, feeding bab

Raptors, Buffalos and Enrichment Programs with Blake Hutchinson

Blake joins us this week to touch on his career working across numerous facilities primarily specializing in raptors and mammals! Blake has a huge passion for enrichment