Kotarsky, Ric – AAZK Behavioral Husbandry Committee & Tulsa Zoo Oklahoma , USA Ric began his career in the zoo field in 1998 and has worked with a wide variety of mammals as well as aquatics. He currently works with primarily Old World and New World Primates. He has chaired the enrichment and training program at the Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum for 8 years. Ric is currently involved with the Conservation Program at his institution and currently chairs the conservation small grants committee. He received a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Ecology from Oklahoma State University in 1997 and a Masters Degree in Museum Studies and Leadership from the University of Oklahoma . He currently serves as a Board of Director for the Rainforest Reforestation Foundation and has been an AAZK and AZA member since 1998. Ric has served as a member of the AAZK, Inc. Enrichment Committee since 2004. .
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