Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
Nathaniel Stewart is an experienced animal keeper at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, where since March 2015, responsibilities have included managing reptiles and amphibians in the Indonesian Rainforest section, providing husbandry and water chemistry analysis for Eastern Hellbender salamanders, and training animals such as Northern tree shrews and Komodo dragons. Additionally, Nathaniel has served as a secondary keeper for hoofstock and birds in the African Journey section, overseeing species including zebras, wildebeests, and various storks. Prior to this role, Nathaniel was a seasonal bat technician at Texas Christian University, involved in collecting data on bat and bird mortality at a wind farm. Nathaniel earned a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from Purdue University in 2014.
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Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
ABOUT THE ZOO Our Mission: Connecting kids and animals Strengthening families Inspiring people to care The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is northeast Indiana’s largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 600,000 guests annually. As an AZA-accredited zoo, we are a conservation leader, contributing annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats. The Zoo cares for more than 1600 animals and participates in 63 cooperative species survival plans. As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations. The Zoo’s operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.