Description
Bill Pentler shares stories and photographs from his eleven years as a zookeeper. He has worked with a variety of zoo animals including large elephants, giraffes, antelopes, and a variety of primates. Stories include his close encounter with one of the elephants as well as many other entertaining and enlightening insights into the animals he worked with over the years.
Bill Pentler is retired from the Open Space Division of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation. His resume also includes being a lead zookeeper and educational coordinator at Lion Country Safari in Florida, the law enforcement interpretive state park ranger at Fenton Lake in the Jemez Mountains, and a supervisor at Albuquerque’s animal shelters. He holds degrees in zoology and psychology and has led hikes for Oasis for years.