Julia Eyers-Luck

Ability to undertake a high level of animal husbandry and exhibit maintenance tasks to maintain excellent health of all animals and ensuring exhibit presentation standards are maintained

• Ability to obtain, prepare and provide diets for a range of species in accordance with established diet plans, feeding schedules and procedures
• Ability to accurately administer medication, dietary supplements, and preventative medicine
• Monitoring, observing, and reporting on animal behaviour and changes to the condition of animals that may indicate illness or injury
• Assisting with implementation and monitoring of behavioural enrichment, and operant training/conditioning programs to affect animal behaviour and to allow routine examinations and procedures without distress
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• Capture and restraint of a variety of species ranging from macropods to small passerines
• Maintaining enclosures housing sick animals, or animals undergoing treatment and executing infection control procedures
• Knowledge and ability to identify and collect a range of browse species suitable for native birds and mammals, as well as exotic species
• Providing animals with nesting and bedding materials and other items required to meet their behavioural requirements
• Interacting with guests, both international and domestic, and responding to questions and requests
• Ability to work and communicate cohesively and seamlessly with staff members, other volunteers, and TAFE students