Robert Gabel Email & Phone Number

Omaha, Ne, Us

Ashland, Nebraska, United States

Dynamic zookeeping position working with a wide variety of taxa in husbandry, exhibit maintenance, horticulture, endangered species propagation, and public speaking. I also provide first aid response at the Safari Park as a licensed EMT.

Tyler, Texas, United States

Seasonal Full Time – Paid Position• Held keys and a radio to perform animal husbandry independently in multiple bird strings.• Notably participated in the propagation of Chilean flamingos and the incubation/hand rearing of chicks.• Shadowed veterinary procedures including the necropsy of a Kudu and beak repair of an Abdim’s Stork.• Participated in the captive rearing and release of the endangered Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Seasonal Full Time – Unpaid Position• Received keys and a radio to perform the duties of a full-time keeper in the Animal Ambassador department.• Participated in training programs using operant conditioning techniques with free flight macaws and other species.• Wrote the curriculum for and performed educational demonstrations for zoo summer camp classes. • Participated in the captive rearing and release of critically endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetles.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Part Time – Unpaid Position• Volunteered with the husbandry and enrichment of all strings at the zoo.• Gained experience with non-avian fauna, including large carnivores, giraffe, primates, small mammals and reptiles.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Part Time – Unpaid Position• Assisted the Bird Keeper in all aspects of husbandry for the bird string.• Assigned other duties to complete independently on an as needed basis by checking out a shared set of intern keys.• Helped with medical procedures and treatments, including wing trims of varied species, bumble foot treatment, x-rays, and yearly physical exams.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Part Time – Paid Position • Assisted in creative and educational play in the Children’s Adventure Trails.• Gave interpretive presentations on behavior, training, and conservation to mixed age groups of upwards of 400 people.• Presented and handled ambassador animals (reptiles and small mammals) for public conservation education.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Seasonal Full Time – Paid Position• Received keys and a radio and independently cared for the birds in different routines.• Assisted in artificial incubation and hand rearing of waterfowl, pigeons, wading birds, and more.• Participated in several medical procedures including euthanasia, tube feeding, and pinioning.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Part Time – Unpaid Position• Introduction to zookeeping and avian husbandry, including diet preparation, habitat sanitation, and exhibit maintenance.