Ista, Amanda - Zookeeper

Milwaukee County Zoo

Wisconsin , USA

amandaista@hotmail.com

My zoo career began in 2001 as an intern at Minnesota Zoo. Since then I have worked as a keeper at Utah ’s Hogle Zoo , Minnesota Zoo and am currently at Milwaukee County Zoo. I have worked with a wide range of animals from reptiles to primates to large hoof stock but am especially interested in carnivores, especially mustelids. I am currently the president of the Milwaukee AAZK chapter, a member of the National AAZK Conservation Committee and active on the green team and enrichment committee at Milwaukee County Zoo.