{"id":2382,"date":"2022-05-30T23:05:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T23:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:14:52","slug":"ron-whitfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/es\/ron-whitfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Whitfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Day in the Life<\/h3>\n<p>Follow your passions.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2382-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-1.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Ron is the curator of carnivores at the San Francisco Zoo. He talks about what it&#8217;s like working with these animals and describes his day to day at work.<\/p>\n<h3>What kind of person would enjoy being a curator for the zoo?<\/h3>\n<p>Love of animals is the most important thing to be a zookeeper.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2382-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-2.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Ron talks about what it takes to be a curator for the zoo and what kind of person would enjoy the job.<\/p>\n<h3>How did you come to this position?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 300;\">The path to being a curator is not a straight road.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2382-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-3.mp3\">https:\/\/yfiob.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WTB_Ron_Whitfield_SF_Zoo_Curator-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Ron is the curator of carnivores at the San Francisco Zoo. He talks about what it&#8217;s like working with these animals and describes his day to day at work.<\/p>\n<h3>Full Podcast<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=false&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F980889211&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;maxheight=1000&amp;maxwidth=1200&amp;auto_play=false&amp;buying=true&amp;liking=true&amp;download=true&amp;sharing=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;color\" width=\"1200\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tune in to the What To Be Show on KSQD Santa Cruz (Ksquid) at 90.7fm and streaming at KSQD.org this evening at 7pm to hear our interview with Ron Whitfield. Ron is the curator of carnivores at the San Francisco Zoo and has been working with animals for 47 years! 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