Zoological Operations Master Class
Kevin McCurley + faculty
Running collections and facilities at scale: design, SOPs, biosecurity, inventory, staffing, and turning passion into professional structure.
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Zoological & Large-Scale Operations
Running collections, breeding facilities, education centers, zoos, sanctuaries — facility design, SOPs, biosecurity, inventory systems, staff roles, training, documentation.
The discipline
Zoological and large-scale operations focuses on running reptile collections, breeding facilities, education centers, zoos, sanctuaries, and professional animal programs at scale. This discipline includes facility design, animal inventory systems, staff roles, SOPs, biosecurity, quarantine rooms, feeding systems, lighting systems, environmental controls, safety procedures, guest experience, public education, keeper training, and operational documentation. The goal is to turn passion into professional structure.
What you'll learn
- 01Facility design and environmental controls
- 02Animal inventory systems
- 03SOPs and operational documentation
- 04Biosecurity and quarantine rooms
- 05Feeding and lighting systems at scale
- 06Staff roles and keeper training
- 07Safety procedure
- 08Guest experience and public education
Master classes in this discipline
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Citadel Faculty
The apex discipline. Care, handling, facility standards, and the protected-contact protocols large crocodilians demand.
IN PROGRESSCrocodilians
Citadel Faculty
An overall course on the crocodilians — alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gharials. Biology, husbandry, handling, and the facility standards they demand, top to bottom.
IN PROGRESSWhere it leads
Every discipline feeds the certification path — formal, earned credentials produced with the faculty and always bought separately, never bundled into a membership. Certification courses begin releasing in Q4 2026.