Connecticut Beardsley Zoo

Bridgeport, CT

Summer 2023 - Internships/Fellowships

Conservation Intern at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo

By
William (Will) de Chabert

During my time at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (CBZ), I had several different forms of responsibility. I was responsible for providing animal care to the zoo's brook trout and eastern hellbenders. Additionally, I participated in several field research projects like horseshoe crab tagging as a part of Project Limulus, Candian goose banding with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and trolling the Long Island Sound with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo CDC corp students and the Sound School.

Left: Avery Scofield - Conservation Intern.  Right: me Holding Canadian geese and waiting in line to have the geese banded and sexted while working with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Left: Education Intern Right: me Holding horseshoe crabs prior to tagging and recording level of parasite infestation, while working with members of Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and Researchers of Project Limulus.