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Welcome to The Minnesota Zoo Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

The Minnesota Zoo employs about 220 full-time, part-time, and intermittent staff. That number grows to between 270 and 300 with the addition of temporary staff during the spring and summer months.

The Minnesota Zoo employs people from a wide variety of backgrounds. In addition to typical “zoo jobs” such as veterinary technicians, interpretive naturalists, zookeepers, zoologists, and veterinarians, the business end of the Zoo requires people with many different skills, from accountants and marketing staff, to carpenters and guest services staff.

The Minnesota Zoo is a state agency and its employees are public employees, with salary and benefits set by union contracts and compensation plans.

Over the course of a year, the Zoo receives over two thousand applications for employment. All of our positions are highly competitive with a majority of positions requiring related experience and education.

Although we have positions open from time to time during the year, our largest recruitment period begins in March and lasts through mid-May, when we begin filling our summer positions.

Our open positions are listed below and can change on a daily basis. Applying for our positions is easy. If you are interested in a position and feel you meet the qualifications listed, simply click on the link within the posting. That link will take you to the State of Minnesota’s resume database where applicants can submit resumes for positions open for all state agencies, including the Minnesota Zoo.

Must be able to work weekends, nights, or holidays as assigned, as well as be available for call-in assignments both before and after normal shift hours including rotating on-call shifts or weekends.
This job requires a current Minnesota Class B Commercial Driver¿s License with Air Brake endorsement. Applicants who do not possess the required license at the time of application will not meet the minimum qualifications and therefore will not be considered for the position.
Knowledge of the methods, materials, and tools used in trades work sufficient to assist skilled trades staff in the completion of assigned projects.
Ability to safely operate and maintain medium sized motorized equipment, e.g. dump trucks, snow plows, tractors, backhoes, forklift, front-end loaders, augers, chain saws, air compressors, welders, carpentry tools, electrical testing equipment, and other equipment as assigned.
Ability to understand and follow oral directions sufficient to interpret and carry out verbal assignments in a safe and efficient manner.
Ability to perform semiskilled trades work, sufficient to complete minor trades plumbing, electrical, and carpentry assignments, including the installation and maintenance of underground sprinkler systems.
Ability to perform minor repairs and adjustments to machinery and equipment including general maintenance, minor repair of buildings, and repair of roadways and walkways.
Endurance sufficient to perform tasks under extreme environmental conditions, such as heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind.
Ability to lift and carry up to 65 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds.

On your resume please dress your experience operating and maintaining the following equipment:
Dump trucks, tractors, backhoes, forklifts, front-end loaders, augers, skid steers, and experience plowing snow with a dump truck or 4WD.
Note:  This position is subject to random drug and alcohol testing per federal DOT regulations.  All job offers are contingent upon the results of pre-employment drug testing and the results of drug and alcohol testing by your previous employer(s).

More than 40 years ago, a vision was born for a zoo like no other—a place where guests can view exotic animals from around the world in natural habitats and a garden-like setting. After years of dreaming, discussion, planning, and construction, the Minnesota Zoological Garden, or Minnesota Zoo, opened on May 22, 1978. Called the “New Zoo” back then, it featured 1,200 animals representing 238 species. Fast forward to today, and you’ll experience a zoo that has doubled its animal collection, is the largest environmental education center in the state, and has become a worldwide leader in conservation.

A Radical Concept
In the 1960s, local conservationists began lobbying for an expansive zoo facility that would not only feature species native to Minnesota but also animals in naturalistic settings and outdoor exhibits. When Dakota County donated the Apple Valley parcel to the state in 1970, Zoo organizers had the space they needed to build the large exhibits they envisioned, including a monorail as a means of transporting visitors to the far reaches, affording them a bird’s-eye-view of the expansive outdoor exhibits. Compared with the layouts and exhibits of most North American zoos, this was a radical concept offering a very unique visitor experience—open exhibits, naturalistic settings, and glass partitions or other security barriers replacing the traditional steel bars. The Minnesota Zoo’s cutting-edge design transformed the zoo experience and many zoos have followed suit.

Making a Difference
Since the beginning, conservation has been a core value of the Minnesota Zoo. Its focus has always been on animals that are considered threatened or endangered based on the premise that zoos have a responsibility to educate, maintain, and provide information and research on rare species.

• The Minnesota Zoo is a leader in tiger conservation and is known internationally for its efforts in both in situ and ex situ tiger conservation programs in Southeast Asia.
• The Zoo’s partnership with Ujung Kulon Kambas National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia was the first Adopt-a-Park of its kind and has spurred other zoos to form similar partnerships.
• The Zoo works locally, nationally and internationally on recovery and reintroduction projects: trumpeter swan restoration in Midwest, Asian Wild Horse recovery in Mongolia, Bluebird recovery in Minnesota.

Managing Captive Populations
Taking the lead in conservation means the Minnesota Zoo not only supports the preservation of animals in their natural habitats, it also carefully manages the birds, beasts, and fish within its own collection. Modern zoos are in some cases the last line of defense for species that are threatened or have already vanished from the earth.

The Minnesota Zoo participates in more than 60 Species Survival Plans (SSP) of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), an ongoing effort to manage and breed zoo animals that may face extinction in the wild. The Zoo also has a long history and strong partnership with two internationally known conservation programs—the International Species Information System, a program that provides animal records keeping software and database services to zoos around the world, and the Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, a branch of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Changing How You See the World
From the beginning, the Minnesota Zoo has changed people’s perceptions of what a zoo can be. More than 36 million guests have walked through the gates into a world of exotic and rare animals, award winning exhibits, nationally recognized education programs, and leading conservation efforts. The Minnesota Zoo will continue to provide unique exhibits of animals with enriched lives while offering guests closer and more engaging encounters with nature. It will continue its mission—to connect people, animals, and the natural world.

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Welcome to The Parc Zoologique de Paris Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

On the 10^th of June 1793, a decree by the French National Convention founded the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, a direct descendant of the Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants created in 1635. Today, this great institution for scientific research and the dissemination of knowledge encompasses 12 sites in France, and fulfils 5 major missions. The Parc Zoologique de Paris is one of these sites.A long-awaited restoration and the dawn of a new chapterFounded in 1934 by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, the Parc Zoologique de Paris is eighty years old. Its crumbling facilities had succumbed to old age and were threatening its existence. Apart from the restoration of the Great Rock in the late 1990s, no serious renovation work had ever been carried out on it. The decision was taken to preserve this heritage site held so dear by everyone. So the zoo closed its doors on the 30^th november 2008, and all the animals were re-housed in various wildlife parks in France and throughout the world, apart from the herd of giraffes and the greater bamboo lemurs. Today, the public can visit a zoo which has undergone a complete transformation.The zoo now re-opening its doors has been given a new concept, a totally redesigned visitor trail and top-level facilities for accommodating a thousand animals in the best conditions possible for their welfare – all the elements, in fact, for captivating a wide international audience. Although the iconic Great Rock still towers above the park, it now overlooks landscapes which replicate the animals’ native habitats, completely immersing visitors. Designed as a journey through biodiversity, the spectacular trail passes through five regions of the world: from Patagonia to the Sahel-Sudan plain, from Europe to the tropical scenery of Guyana and Madagascar, the animals are no longer mere curiosities but become ambassadors of their natural habitat.Drawing up the plan for the animal collections at the new zoo, in other words the list of species, sub-species and the number of animals representing them, was a long and complex process involving the Museum’s zoo technicians, and took place several years before the zoo re-opened. Ethical issues and animal welfare requirements for comfortable living conditions lie behind some species not being here, as the proper conditions for keeping them in captivity could not be provided due to lack of space and technical issues. Species from the different biozones were selected according to their appeal, their educational and scientific value and according to the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) conservation criteria.All year round, on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, byreservation.In french only. 

• Adults: €85

• Young visitors (aged 12-25): €70

• Children (aged 3-11): €55

• Guided tour and feeding

• Self-guided tour of the site – ticket valid for the day at the park

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Five major geographical zones or biozones, and 16 natural habitatsOne hundred and eighty species living in comfortable surroundingsThe Parc Zoologique de Paris is overseen by the "Botanical and Zoological Gardens dissemination" department, the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle’s dissemination department.Over 30 species of bird fly freely around the Great African Aviary, including pink flamingos, white spoonbills, trumpeter hornbills, touracos and pied avocets.Prepare their food and learn more about ornithology with the zoo keepers, observing the birds, their courtship displays and nest-building techniques.Useful informationPrices and conditionsIncludedFrom the age of 6 and above. Minors must be accompanied by an adult and remain under their parents’ responsibility. 12 people maximum.

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Welcome to The Beijing Zoo Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

The zoo grounds originally housed an imperial manor during the Ming dynasty, that became part of the estate of the general Fuk'anggan during the Qing dynasty. In 1906, the Imperial Ministry for Agricultural, Industry and Commerce established an experimental farm, which held a small menagerie. The Viceroy of Liangjiang, Duanfang, purchased a batch animals from Germany and deposited them there. The animal collection attracted great interest when the farm opened to visitors in 1908. Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor each visited the zoo twice. The farm was known as the Wanshouyuan or the "Garden of Ten Thousand Beasts".

Among the historical buildings at the zoo is Changguanlou, a Baroque-style country-palace of Empress Dowager Cixi, designed by a French architect and built in 1908. It remains one of the best preserved Western-style palaces in China.^[1]

After the Qing dynasty was overthrown in 1911, the zoo became a national botanical garden during the Republican period. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, many of the zoo's animals died of starvation, and some were poisoned by the Imperial Japanese Army.^{[citation needed]}Only 13 monkeys and one old emu survived the war. In the 1930s, with French aid, Lamarck Hall, named after the botanist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, was built at the experimental farm and housed plant research.

After Beijing became the capital of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the city government renamed the Beijing Agricultural Experimentation Center the Western Suburban Park (西郊公园) and began gradually rebuilding the zoo. In 1952, national leaders Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Ren Bishi donated their war horses to the park.

The park was renamed the Beijing Zoo in 1955. The zoo sent staff to study zoo management in the Soviet Union and Poland, and began to trade animals with Eastern Bloc countries - Burma, India, Indonesia, and Japan - to expand its collection. Leading Chinese universities also established a research presence in the zoo to study animal behavior and to breed endangered species.

The zoo's development came to an abrupt halt during the Cultural Revolution as zoo staff were purged, research work stopped, and contacts with foreign zoos were severed. In the 1970s, as China forged diplomatic relations with the Western bloc, the zoo received animal gifts from the Australia, France, Mexico, Nepal, Spain, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The zoo also organized a four-year mission to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, which brought back 157 species and 1,000 animals including and aardvark, African elephant,baboon, giant tortoises, giraffe, Grant's gazelle, oryx, ostrich, Thomson's gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra.

During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the Beijing Zoo sent a pair of giant pandas, Yingxin and Yong Yong, to Los Angeles for an exhibition. In 1987, Yong Yong and Ling Ling went on exhibition at the Bronx Zoo.

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Welcome to The National Zoo and Aquarium Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

The National Zoo and Aquarium is privately owned by Canberra businessman Richard Tindale, and is maintained as a predominantly family-run business. The zoo receives no Government or Commonwealth support, and relies on entry fees from the public to continue operations. The zoo also relies on a large number of volunteer recruits to aid in the management of its grounds and the animals residing there.

The Zoo is the only combined zoo and aquarium in Australia.^[2] The zoo has both Australian endemic species and introduced species including the largest collection of big cats in Australia, including, until recently, the only tiglon in Australasia.^[3][4] The zoo is also involved in a number of breeding programs for endangered species.

The National Zoo and Aquarium plays host to many educational programs and specially designed tours for various groups; including school tours, family groups, and children's birthday Tours.^[5] The zoo runs children's activities during ACT public school holiday periods^[6] and a hands-on educational program for children from 8–16 years of age on weekends during the term.^[7]

The Zoo runs interactive Tours and animal experiences for visitors, including the award winning ZooVenture Tour, the keeper for a day experience, Walk on the Wild Side, the Family Tour, Meet a Cheetah, plus daily information sessions and weekend Keeper Talks 

Australian animals at the zoo include dingos, koalas, red kangaroos, western grey kangaroos, swamp wallaby, parma wallaby, emu, Tasmanian devils, little penguins andwombats.

The Zoo maintains a collection of large cats including tawny lions, white lions, Sumatran tigers, a Bengal tiger, snow leopards, cheetahs, pumas, and servals. Other mammals include brown bears, sun bears, zebras, giraffes, common eland, black-capped capuchin, common marmoset, cottontop tamarin, black-and-white ruffed lemurs, ring-tailed lemurs, black-and-white colobus, De Brazza's monkey, red pandas, and Oriental small-clawed otters. Also on display are Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos, African wild dogs.

The Aquarium includes a variety of tropical marine and freshwater bony fish including Murray cod, Queensland groper, humphead wrasse, barramundi as well as giant moray,zebra moray and giant shovelnose ray. There are several shark species including blacktip reef sharks, tawny nurse shark, leopard shark, zebra shark and epaulette shark.

Reptiles and amphibians at the zoo include shingleback skink, blotched blue-tongued skink, green iguana, rhinoceros iguana, Taiwan beauty snake, reticulated python, Malayan blood python, olive python, boa constrictor, American alligator, pig-nosed turtle, and White's tree frogs, eastern dwarf tree frog and magnificent tree frog.

Birds at the zoo include little penguins and peafowl, musk lorikeet, bush stone-curlew, tawny frogmouth, satin bowerbird, golden pheasant, Java sparrow, plum-headed parakeet,noisy pitta, mandarin duck, king parrot, banded rail, guinea fowl, Cape Barren goose, Egyptian goose.

The National Zoo & Aquarium was originally called the "National Aquarium" and was opened on 31st May 1990. It was developed and owned by Geoff Da Deppo and at the time was the largest private tourism development in the ACT. One of the main attractions was a large underwater tunnel which housed a huge range of marine life. ^[12] This has since been turned into a rain forest display.

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Welcome to The National Zoological Park  Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

The National Zoological Park is a part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex. The Smithsonian includes 18 museums and galleries, as well as the National Zoo.

The words 'National Zoo' represent a large, complex, and diverse organization with a multifaceted mission: demonstrate leadership in animal care, science, education, and sustainability.

The National Zoo is far more than a place where people can see wild animals.

We are a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek Park in the heart of Washington, D.C. Open to the public 364 days a year, we are home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are ourgiant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and Bao Bao.

The Zoo is one of Washington's and the Smithsonian's most popular tourist destinations. We welcome up to two million visitors—from the local community, the country, and the rest of the world—every year, free of charge.

We are a place where people can marvel at wonderful animals, learn about wildlife and its conservation, and enjoy a beautiful, peaceful experience among our gardens. We are a member of the Association of Zoo Horticulture. We are also a research, conservation, and education center for endangered species. And, we boast a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital and extensive research facilities.

We are also a 3,200-acre rural campus in Front Royal, Virginia, at the edge of Shenandoah National Park. (This campus, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, is closed to the public.) Here, various endangered species breed in more expansive facilities. Many of our scientists studying endangered species and offering education and professional training are based here, too.

We work in field stations around the world: from China in Asia to Gabon in Africa, Spain in Europe, Venezuela and Panama in South and Central America, and Nevada and Nova Scotia in North America.

We are also Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), the private side of our public/private partnership. More than 40,000 families are members of FONZ, and these dedicated zoogoers are our greatest supporters and the best advocates for our cause. FONZ's primary role is to make friends and raise funds to support our joint mission.

We are also this website, the 'virtual' National Zoo, where people everywhere can explore our resources, learn about our programs, and join us in celebrating, studying, and protecting wildlife and their habitats.

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The Zoo is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which offers a free, mobile app on Biodiversity is Us to raise public awareness on preserving biodiversity.

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Welcome to Thu Le National zoo Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

Hanoi Zoo also known as Thu Le Zoo or Thu Le Park, the city center is about 5km to the west, the corner of Kim Ma Street, Cau Giay, Buoi Street, Dao Tan and Nguyen Van Ngoc Street, bordering guests Daewoo hotel. The zoo was built from 1975 to 1976, then finishing.

Hanoi zoo located on the territory of the village of Thu Le, an ancient village from the Ly Dynasty (11th century). The village area is associated with the Holy Lang area, was worshiped in Voi Phuc Temple, just west Zoo gates. So this area is not only entertainment but also a historical, a religious place of the people of Hanoi.

With an area of about 29 ha, The zoo was built on a terrain quite nice: have the lake and the land ridge that runs on the lakeshore as swarm dragons, snakes chasing each other; Cow Mountain, Voi Phuc Temple in the shadow of ignorance dense, containing many legends. The construction of small scale Zoo, height and low construction density, architectural harmony with the trees, the water ...

Thu Le Zoo is divided into several zones: Zone breeding reptiles snakes, lizards, crocodiles ... This area is located on a stretch of land with a lake, creating caves suitable for each species lives. Birds have public parks, hemorrhoids, Mandarin ducks, cranes, storks, cranes, bird species such as robins, khướu ... This area stretches over the entrance to Voi Phuc Temple. Beasts areas including tigers, leopards, lions, bears ... with a barn system breeding cave. The northern part is the garden park to feed the hundreds of large ungulates such as deer, goats, ... Booths construction have to leave space in front of the animal movement, creating a style close to nature However for the animals.

Before completing Hanoi Zoo, animals are kept at the Hanoi Botanical Gardens. In 1975, the zoo received from Botanical animals moved with only 30 species and 300 individuals. Among them, mainly male deer, elephant 4, 2 tigers, 2 leopards ... and some birds, small reptiles.

Since 1993, the zoo joined the Association of Southeast Asian Zoo (SEAZA) and expanded cooperation relationship with the Zoo and Conservation International as WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), WPA (World Conservation Crested bird) ... some exotic animals are exchanged with the Garden as: Tiger Amua, wild Horse, Ostrich Africa, the Americas, Orangutan ... has given rise to the birth species action on display, attracting visitors garden.

Each year through conservation, collecting, breeding, breeding ..., Zoo has more than 40 species of rare endemic in Vietnam's red list as: Indochinese Tiger, Clouded Leopard, Leopard fire, Civet zebra, Leopard, white-tailed blue pheasant, birds they Hemorrhoids, toad fish Tam Dao ...

In male animals with many species exhibiting historical significance are being visitors cherish as: Double crane Japan - a gift from the prime minister Kim Il Sung (North Korea) and Uncle Ho since 1960 so far exist; Double python of General Vo Nguyen Giap; Members Nai Blankets Prime Minister Pham Van Dong; Inks mongoose, crocodiles of the army commander Lieutenant General Truong Son - Dinh Duc Thien ... Zoo exhibits donated to the people watching, leave a mark in the history of the development Zoo.

From initial site area only 3, 5 points exhibited modest 1.350m² area, far Zoo has six conservation areas, 47 showrooms and a total area of 12.800m² animal barns. Compared to the early establishment of the park, the animals increased 3 times, the number of individuals increased 2 times. Thu Le Zoo currently has nearly 600 individuals of 100 species including 35 mammals, 50 birds, 5 reptiles, amphibians, 40 species of saltwater fish.

Thu Le Zoo is not only functional but also entertainment with green areas, contributing to improving the environment, the climate for the region and the city. Also 20.4 ha site was upgraded Zoo on trees, gardens, lawns, since 1993 until now, Zoo maintains and manages about 100,000 m² of lawns, flower beds than 3000 m², shade trees and nearly 4,000 square meters of fencing thousands of bonsai, bonsai ... array, became the city's green lung.

Children's play area in the greenery combined with games such as seesaw, swings, slides, skirts sand ... The circus has a small zoo for children include: circus monkeys, circus circus dog and fish six. In the remaining green areas to build more buildings serve as home base, shelter, rain or shine, souvenir shop, bars ...

Also, here also arranged additional pedestrian bridge across the lake to connect from the zoo and from island to island relic to facilitate travel for visitors. Island area is a quiet green area for visitors to rest, sightseeing, interwoven with some small animal cage.

Thu Le Zoo annually receives around 1.5 to 2 million tourists. Especially on the weekends or holidays, the Zoo welcomed thousands of visitors to visit and roam relax. Children especially enjoy being parents a tour of the animals as in fairy tales and play the game appealing and attractive in the Zoo. Thu Le Zoo has become a familiar address of Hanoi people each weekend and is one of the destinations is hard to ignore the tourists back to the Capital.

More information:

The zoo is open every day of the week, including holidays:

   - Winter: from 7h00 to 17h00.

   - Summer: from 7h00 to 17h30.

Fares: 5000d / person.