b EQUIPMENT
AND ANIMAL PERMITS
b
Introduction to Zookeeping
b Animal
Care Technology I
b Pensacola
Junior College
b Evaluating
Tools & Equipment
b Check
tools for wear/corrosion
b Check
ropes/nets for wear
b Check
knives for sharpness
b Check
all equipment to be sure all parts are secured
b Safe
Tool Usage
b USE
TOOLS TO DO THE JOBS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO DO!
b Using
tools for incorrect tasks increases the task of injury (and damages tools)
b Incorrect
tool usage:
•
Prying with knife or screwdriver
•
Hammering with pliers
•
Cutting wire with scissors
b TWO
WAY RADIOS
b
Operating Instructions:
see handout and demo
b Communication
b Use
radio for official communications only
b Keep
calls to the point
b Remain
calm and speak clearly
b Listen
for follow up questions and respond as needed
b ZOO
NW FL Radio Codes
b 66
= injured animal
b 76
= escaped animal
b 76
CODE RED = dangerous animal escape
b 86
= dead animal
b 96
= injured keeper or guest
b 106
= exhausted keeper / heat stroke
b ZOOKEEPING:
Basic Hand Tools
b Ball
Peen Hammer
b Use:
hitting chisels or cold metals
b Claw
Hammer
b Use:
driving and pulling nails
b Drill
b Use:
drilling holes, driving screws
b Wrenches
b Use:
Gripping objects
b Pipe
Wrench
b Use:
gripping circular objects, such as pipes
b Pliers
b Use:
general purpose gripping
b Vise-Grip
Pliers
b Use:
clamping onto objects
b Screwdrivers
b Use:
insertion and removal of screws
b ZOOKEEPING:
b Basic
Cleaning Equipment
b Fan
Rake
b Use:
smoothing and rearranging soil and other substrates
b Straight
Rake
b Use:
raking debris out of soil or substrates, pulverizing dirt
b Street
Broom
b Use:
sweeping rough paved surfaces
b Corn
Broom
b Use:
sweeping dry small hard surface areas
b Hair
Broom
b Use:
sweeping smooth dry surfaces
b Barn
Broom
b Use:
sweeping thick accumulations of debris
b Squeegee
b Use:
drying windows or floors
b Shovel
b Use:
Scooping substrate or debris
b Spade
b Use:
Cutting into earth or orther substrate, digging
b Hay
Forks
b Use:
handing and fluffing clean hay or straw
b 4
tines or fewer
b Pitch
Fork
b Use:
handling or scooping soiled bedding
b 5
tines or more
b ZOOKEEPING
:
b Animal
Capture
b Equipment
b Capture
Net
b Catch
Pole
b Pole
Syringe
b Blow
Pipe
b Tranquilizer
Gun
b Safe
Tool Storage
b Put
things away after use!
b Store
hazardous edges against wall
b Blades
inwards in drawers or on shelves
b Use
shelves, cabinets, hangers to store off ground
b Safe
Vehicle Operation
b Drive
defensively and courteously
b Be
aware of rules and give public right-of-way at all times
b Be
aware of potential animal effects
b Before
driving check:
•
Fluid levels (fuel, oil, etc)
•
Tires
•
Lights
•
Safety equipment
b Maintaining
Tools/Equipment
b Follow
proper maintenance schedules (check and change fluids/filters, clean,
lubricate, grease, etc)
b Do
not hose equipment that should not get wet
b Store
equipment to protect from damage
b Report
damage or need for service
b Safe
Carrying/Lifting
b Stand
close to load with feet wide apart
b Squat
down.
b BEND
AT HIPS AND KNEES NOT AT BACK!
b Grasp
load.
b Push
chest out and pull shoulders back.
b Lift
smoothly, keeping load close to your body.
b Set
load down the same way you picked it up.
b ANIMAL
PERMITS
b US
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
b See
handout- application for Federal license and Captive Bred wildlife permit
b Permits
site:
•
http://www.fws.gov/permits/
b Code
of Federal regulations
b http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
b CFR
17 relates to endangered species
b CFR
13 relates to permitting
b Also
see the AZA Manual of Federal Wildlife Regulations (in the PJC library
reference section)
b US
Department of Agriculture (USDA) / Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS)
b See
handout: Veterinary services import permits
b Also
do permitting and inspections for animal facilities as a whole
b http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
b What
Other Laws Apply?
b CITES
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
b MBTA
(Migratory Bird Treaty Act)
b Eagle
Protection Act
b Wild
Bird Conservation Act
b Marine
Mammal Protection Act
b Lacey
Act (humane transport; injurious wildlife)
b (continued)
b The
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) --whales and seals.
b Sea
turtles regulated by NMFS while in the water and USFWS while on land.
b STATE
and LOCAL laws and permit regulations