Benjamin Weiss Email & Phone Number

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Supporting people with disabilities maintain and live in a home, i assisted people in daily tasks such as cooking, and giving support so that they may live a normal life inside and outside of their home.

I was a zoo keeper for the small mammal team with animals under my care were domestic livestock, Red Pandas, Two-Towed Sloths, Golden-Headed Lion Tamarins, and one of main keepers for the King island Wallaby. I cleaned enclosures to AZA standards, minor veterinary care and observation, enrich the environment of the animals, preparation of diets, write reports on animal behavior, training and operant conditioning, conservation and education of public.

Horse Cave , Ky

One of the head keepers of Eastern Grey and Red Kangaroos, wallabies, Emus, and the main keeper for the Brush-Tailed Bettong. I also helped in the bird and reptile department. I gave tours on the importance of survivable of Australasia species and what man can do for the environment. Task were to maintain USDA standards for enclosures, diet preparation, report keeping, making and giving of environmental enrichment, and minor veterinarian care.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Animal Ecology

four year collage career were classes were mainly focused on Mammals, Iowa and International Conservation and Wildlife Management.

Study Aboard

Did a six months study aboard were my classes were focused on reproduction and endocrinology for conservation, Tasmania Fauna.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology