By Andrea Tejada, 2022 Communications Intern Illustrations by Karie Whitman Click here or on the image above to read the full article with photos and illustrations. Originally published in January 2023 in “The Women’s Issue” of the DLC annual magazine. Mapping Herstory: Studies in Female Dominance Since its inception, the field of primatology has been […]
Erin Ehmke, Ph.D. Director of Research “Growing up, I knew my path would revolve around animals. I wanted so badly to follow in the footsteps of my hero, Jane Goodall, but had no idea how to make that dream a reality. At that time, the only careers I knew that worked with animals were zoo […]
“From a young age, I knew I wanted to work with animals when I grew up—how and what was unclear, but animals, yes. There was always a connection that wasn’t understood but always present. “When the time for attending college came, there wasn’t a hard choice for what to focus on; instead there was a […]
Lead Husbandry Technician, Research Technician “To say that I have wanted to work with animals since I was little is far from an exaggeration. I knew ever since I was a girl that I wanted to be a zookeeper. Knowing this, my mom found an explorer program that I could participate in, and off to […]
