Episodes

  • Lets Talk Koalas with Liz Florance
    Oct 30 2024

    Liz from Symbio Wildlife Park joins us to share her extensive experience and knowledge for caring for koalas in human care! We touch on the roles koalas play in zoos, how breeding is managed and how we can get involved in vital conservation. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    40 mins
  • Caring For Wildlife With Lexie Scott
    Oct 16 2024

    Lets chat wildlife caring! We talk with Lexie Scott, a long time wildlife carer who has raised and released hundreds of native Australian animals back into the wild over her 20 years of caring. We talk about her experiences, the differences she has found with caring for different species and, of course, how to involved!

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    37 mins
  • Cooperative Care Training for Red Pandas with Steph Lauren
    Oct 9 2024

    Let's chat red pandas!! Steph joins us from Halls Gap Zoo where she shares how her team were able to successful take a blood draw from the pandas! We touch on the prior behaviors that helped set this up for success and how they hope to maintain it going forward. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    22 mins
  • Presenting With Passion With Olivia D'Arcy
    Oct 2 2024

    We're joined this week by our good friend Olivia! Olivia has an incredible depth and spread of presenting experience that she's acquired across numerous roles within the industry! She shares her best advice for gaining confidence when presenting and how to set yourself up to succeed with co-presenting. Olivia has recently built her own business helping people with public speaking! You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    44 mins
  • What Are You Training? With Tess & Daisy
    Sep 26 2024

    We mixed things up this week as we love highlighting some of the amazing training that is happening within the animal community! From snakes to seals, domestic dogs and owls, we chat about some of the incredible goals people are achieving within the training world. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    18 mins
  • Behaviour Change Roles with Sheryl Yeates
    Sep 18 2024

    Sheryl joins us this week and shares her incredible passion for sustainability and how we can change and improve sustainability practices at work! Being an eco-queen, Sheryl has progressed in her career to now working in a behavior change role for the council. We touch on better choices that can be made, how to incorporate a green team at work and what her role entails! You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or questions on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    39 mins
  • Conditioning Scent Training for K9 Units with Adam Skein
    Sep 11 2024

    We had such a fun conversation with Adam from the NSW K9 Correctional Services Unit! Adam dives into what his role looks like and what the dogs are used for. We chat about different types of conditioning used for training the dogs, how they choose the best training type for the dogs and how the training works! Plus, the use of different reinforcers. You can find us on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Education Roles Within Zoos and Aquariums with Kayla Ousley
    Sep 4 2024

    The amazing Kayla, from Lone Pine, joins us this week chatting all about education roles within facilities. She shares her career background that led her to her role and why hands on education in zoo environments are so important for learnings. We chat about techniques people can use to provide the best education about the species we're lucky enough to work with. You can find the podcast on socials @trainertalksandtails or reach out for feedback or queries on trainertalksandtails@outlook.com.

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    37 mins