AquatiZoo podcast

Sometimes aquariums and zoos attract additional "friends" of the animal variety to our institutions. It's a challenge to keep our residents safe, fed, and healthy while the locals are looking to get …

We all encounter them eventually, but are there ways to cope with things and situations that prove disappointing? Absolutely. It's not easy or fun, but I hope my experiences and a few tips and tricks…

We've talked a lot about AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) inspections specifically, but what other inspections might be of importance in your favorite zoo or aquarium? What are they looking fo…

It might be of benefit to pay attention to that sinking feeling in our gut when we consider certain challenges, tasks, and situations. There are benefits to confronting situations that intimidate or …

Really cool animals are not the only thing on exhibit in your favorite zoo or aquarium. Plants (and the people that take care of them) are a very important part of making our guests and animals feel …

It can be rather intimidating and nerve-wracking to do a thing as "simple" as asking another human being for help. Today we sort through the potentially negative feelings and get to the benefits of a…

Donations are an important part of the organizational planning for aquariums and zoos. With the aid of the community, we continue to set goals and improve our institutions. Today we discuss donations…

You may have heard about it from news and social media, but quiet quitting is not exactly a new technique. Today we discuss what it is, how behavior change for the employee and the employer might hel…

Today we touch upon the history of zoo and aquarium exhibit design, what we're considering when deciding on how exhibits will be executed and function, as some of the fabrication techniques we use in…

Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? Before anyone gets too far into making financial decisions that might impact employees directly, consider the long-term costs. It's more than just …

It's impossible to please anyone, but most good zoos and aquariums have a general idea of what most guests intend to see and experience when they visit our facilities. How do we prepare and decide wh…

You may never have noticed how many words and phrases with military-based roots have found their way into average business vernacular. Just how does this impact our cultures, practices, and results? …

It's surprisingly complicated to manage animal populations in aquariums and zoos, but we do have a myriad of tools available. It's important to maintain healthy populations that will continue to thri…

Ever work around someone who believes that things should be made easier or better for them at the expense of everyone else? You may have been dealing with a person exhibiting entitlement issues. Toda…

Yes, it sounds strange. Yes, we like science. But hey! We're human! Superstitions sometimes arise even in aquariums and zoos. Whether generated from within or contending with existing cultural belief…

While it isn't a difficult concept to grasp, it's sometimes an easy one to forget. Keeping employees content on the job helps to ensure that guests, customers, and clients are pleased with the busine…

It's this time of year in the northern hemisphere when many of our institutions are at their busiest. Just how do we go about preparing for the influx of visitors and what might we do different now t…

It can be difficult in a group of high performers to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Can you avoid a common pitfall? Do you have to kill you soul to get ahead? Short answer, no. Let's talk ab…

Given that people are switching up jobs and careers at a high rate lately, how feasible might it be to work in animal care after having a previous career? There are some things to know before you jum…

They're some of the most valuable people in the workplace, but how does one go about recognizing them? Today we discuss high performers, their traits, and other things to be aware of when building yo…