I graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. I plan to pursue a Master's degree in the near future, but am currently searching for the right topic. I have a wide array of ecological interests including island biogeography, dispersal patterns and recruitment linked to gene flow in populations, invasive species interactions with native species, and community level interactions (ie - competition for resources). As an ecologist, I have an ever expanding Life List of animals I have to see in the wild before I am too old and senile to appreciate them. I've visited Costa Rica and Namibia on wildlife trips and I hope to visit Thailand, Indonesia, Papua/New Guinea, Australia, and the Amazon region sometime in the future. During my travels, I like collecting various animal parts: bones, teeth, feathers, skulls, tanned hides, and study skins. My favorite collection piece is a caracal skull I brought back from Namibia, Africa.
I am currently employed as a zoo keeper in Moody Garden's rain forest pyramid. The pyramid is ten stories tall and a square acre with an elevated walkway through the canopy level and a terrestrial path. I mostly help manage the herp collection, but on occasion work with other taxa.
Kyle Finn, owner Ghostfish Herps |
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