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Amara Austin

Lead Avian/reptile Keeper at The Blank Park Zoo

Amara Austin has extensive experience in animal care and education, currently serving as the Lead Avian/Reptile Keeper at The Blank Park Zoo since March 2021. Previously held positions at the same organization include Avian/Reptile Keeper, Temporary Avian/Reptile Keeper, Quarantine and Commissary Keeper, Camp Coordinator, and Conservation Intern from January 2019 to May 2020. Amara also gained valuable experience as an Animal Husbandry Intern at the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary in 2018 and started as a seasonal intern at The Blank Park Zoo in 2017, assisting with early education classes for young children. Amara holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Iowa State University, completed in December 2019.

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