Karen is another Gladys Porter Zoo employee, working in the zoo’s “small world” with prehensile-tailed porcupines, various small primates, meerkats, and others. Her department also oversees the rearing of baby animals as needed. Karen has interned and worked at various zoos across the country including ZooNY, Zoo New England, and SeaWorld San Antonio in their Pets Ahoy! show. As a former student of Tyler’s, through SUNY’s Zoo Tech program, Karen has found a way to come back under our wing.