zoo director
Runs the menagerie
A zoo director is the chief executive of a zoological park, responsible for overseeing animal care, conservation programs, facilities, staff, and public engagement.
The role combines wildlife management expertise with administrative leadership: The zoo director announced plans for a new elephant habitat.
Directors often serve as public faces for their institutions, advocating for endangered species and educational initiatives.
- curatorCollection overseer
- animal welfareNon-human health and treatment
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- animalsMulticellular mobile organisms
- big catsLarge wild felines
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- zoo jobszookeeper, keeper, animal keeper, head keeper, zoo vet
- animal scientistsethologist, marine biologist, ornithologist, wildlife biologist, herpetologist
zoo directorzookeeper
Captive wildlife caretaker
groundskeeper · zoo volunteer · maintenance worker · seasonal worker · gift shop worker
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