General Volunteers
General Volunteers help with a number of activities throughout the zoo. Anyone 16 years and over is welcome to apply. To find out how to become a general volunteer, please call 323/644-4703 or send an email to volunteers@lazoo.org. Or you can click here to fill out an application online.
- Special Events: The Zoo hosts a number of special events throughout the year, inlcuding Big Bunny's Spring Fling, Boo at the Zoo, and Reindeer Romp, to name a few. Volunteers assist Zoo visitors with themed crafts, give-aways, photo opportunities, and directional assistance.
- Muriel’s Ranch is the Zoo’s contact yard, located in the Winnich Family Children’s Zoo. To be eligible, General Volunteers must pass the prerequisite two-hour Muriel’s Ranch training class, provided monthly. Volunteers play liaison between the goats and the visitors by assisting with crowd control and occasionally maintain the yard.
- Food Prep is available to General Volunteers who have passed the 30 hour introductory period andare at least 18 years of age. Volunteers assist Keepers with preparing animal diets such as cutting up fruits, vegetables, chunk meat, and divvying out mealworms and crickets.
- Enrichment is available to General Volunteers who have passed the 30 hour introductory period and are at least 18 years of age. Volunteers help create feeder and play devices as well as exhibitadaptations.
- Research is available to volunteers, 18 and over, who have completed the Observing Animals: Behavioral Studies in Zoos UCLA Extension course taught on Zoo grounds. The class teaches observational techniques and is a non-invasive study on behavior. For more information, please call 323/644-4236.
