Brought into the world in 1990 to a British mother and a Maltese father, Alice was raised for
most...View MoreBrought into the world in 1990 to a British mother and a Maltese father, Alice was raised for
most of her life in Woking, Surrey. Her passion for comedy growing up led her to participate in acting classes at the Guildford School of Acting and Italia Conti,
and writing the school plays as she got older.
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Alice's dream was to
be a performer and write comedy, but another ambition was fulfilled when she started volunteering at
a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in 2011, while attending University.
From then on, Alice was hooked on animal care and worked to take that path instead.
Alice began her career in Zookeeping in 2014 at ZSL London Zoo
where she was involved with 3 different animal departments.
In 2015, she departed from the Zoo life to run a Children's Farm in North London but after a few years, decide to return to exotic animals,
relocating to Costa Rica for 7 months to research Toucans and help
with Sloth research.
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When she returned to England, she returned to Zookeeping, and became a Carnivore Keeper at
Shepreth Wildlife Park, where she stayed for nearly 5 years.
During
this time, she established the Keeper Educational Exchange Programme (or KEEP),
a not-for-profit organisation that allows Zookeepers
from across the UK and beyond to learn from each other through visiting other collections.
She has presented on the programme at the ABWAK Symposium and the
BIAZA Annual Conference and the organisation
is proud to be BIAZA Endorsed and supported by Birdworld, in Surrey.
In 2023, seeking a creative outlet, Alice launched the animal-comedy podcast: "Asshole Animals with Alice",
zookeeper that explores animal behaviour in a comedic fashion, with the help of experts across the
world. In the first few months of her podcast, she
was accompanied by nature creatives such as Chris Packham, zookeeper Megan McCubbin, zookeeper Lucy Lapwing,
Jungle Jordan, Bertie Gregory
and hopes to continue talking to hilarious experts
about animals with a
bad reputation.
Alice was also shortlisted for BIAZA's "Woman of the Year" award in 2023.
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Alice's dream was to
be a performer and write comedy, but another ambition was fulfilled when she started volunteering at
a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in 2011, while attending University.
From then on, Alice was hooked on animal care and worked to take that path instead.
Alice began her career in Zookeeping in 2014 at ZSL London Zoo
where she was involved with 3 different animal departments.
In 2015, she departed from the Zoo life to run a Children's Farm in North London but after a few years, decide to return to exotic animals,
relocating to Costa Rica for 7 months to research Toucans and help
with Sloth research.
During
this time, she established the Keeper Educational Exchange Programme (or KEEP),
a not-for-profit organisation that allows Zookeepers
from across the UK and beyond to learn from each other through visiting other collections.
She has presented on the programme at the ABWAK Symposium and the
BIAZA Annual Conference and the organisation
is proud to be BIAZA Endorsed and supported by Birdworld, in Surrey.
In 2023, seeking a creative outlet, Alice launched the animal-comedy podcast: "Asshole Animals with Alice",
zookeeper that explores animal behaviour in a comedic fashion, with the help of experts across the
world. In the first few months of her podcast, she
was accompanied by nature creatives such as Chris Packham, zookeeper Megan McCubbin, zookeeper Lucy Lapwing,
Jungle Jordan, Bertie Gregory
and hopes to continue talking to hilarious experts
about animals with a
bad reputation.
Alice was also shortlisted for BIAZA's "Woman of the Year" award in 2023.
