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Hunting for invasive apple snails as part of removal efforts on the Salt River coordinated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Photo: Sathvik Nallagatla
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Tales from the Desert: The Intersection of Veterinary Medicine and Government

December 04, 2024
Government isn’t the first place that most veterinary students would think of charting a career path, even those of us interested in wildlife. However, as I learned this past summer, government work can offer just as rich and diverse an experience as any zoo.... 
Colleen Sorge with anteater at the Abilene Zoo.
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The Daphne Diaries: Reflecting on my Externship at the Abilene Zoo

April 19, 2023
My experience as a first-year vet student in 2020 was largely shaped by the pandemic and the many limitations it imposed. When I first learned about the Abilene Zoo in April 2021, it was through a Cornell Zoo and Wildlife Society (ZAWS) lecture given by Dr. Stephanie Carle, the Abilene Zoo’s senior veterinarian, over Zoom....