I think I have the best job in the world! |
It gives them opportunities they might not otherwise have. |
It's one of the things closest to my heart. |
It's the highlight of their work. And they get to see conservation in action. |
Then we bring the tiny hatchlings to the Zoo. We take them to a special nursery, which is almost like a neo-natal intensive care unit. |
They feed them, clean the tanks, prepare the food -- even weigh and measure them. They watch them grow from thumbnail-size to full-size turtles. |
We want to give them solid grounding in biology, conservation and life skills. |