Conservation Action Team
Topic outline
- Work on the Wild Side
- Life at the zoo
Life at the zoo
Explore life working at the zoo! Watch our wonderful keepers in 'Carry on Zookeeping' to get a glimpse of what it's like being a zoo keeper.
- Which wild work would suit you?
Which wild work would suit you?
Excellent animal keepers are so important for running a zoo, but there are other zoo jobs too! Lots of different teams are needed to keep everything going. Take our super quick quiz to see which team you might be suited to!
Which wild work suits you? - Keeper challenge
Keeper challenge
Discover some of the jobs a brilliant carnivores keeper, like Michael here, does while caring for Edinburgh Zoo's red pandas, Bruce and Ginger. Could you complete a keeper log after interacting with the red pandas? What do you think you'd need to include?
- How wild can you be?
How wild can you be?
Can you complete one wild activity a day for 30 days?
Activities include:
Journal Making
Minibeast searching
Scavenger hunting
Leaf Sewing
Click here for the checklist in colour or in black and white.
- want more experience?
want more experience?
We have so many opportunities for you at RZSS that can help you discover, learn and gain more experience! Whether it's joining us virtually with Virtual Summer School, Zoo Studies or our Learning Package, or coming to Edinburgh Zoo or Highland Wildlife Park, you're sure to connect to animals and grow your knowledge of the natural world!
Conservation Action Team
Summer CAT
Summer School
Virtual Summer School
Advanced Highers Projects
ZEBRA
Science Summer School
Zoo Studies
Learning Package
ZOOdle
RZSS Volunteering
Careers Days
- Find out more
Find out more
RZSS was lucky enough to be involved with a number of BBC TV shows.
Inside the Zoo is an 8-part TV series which takes a look behind the scenes at Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park.
If you are also interested, there is a show on BBC Alba called Na Glèidheadairean/The Animal Keepers which is a 4 part series and is dedicated to the animal keepers of Scotland and looks at a number of animal collections, including RZSS. The program is mainly in Gaelic with English subtitles.
Watch 'Inside the Zoo' Watch 'Na Glèidheadairean' - Extra links