Zoo News

Dec 18, 2013

Buffalo Zoo Welcomes New General Curator

The Buffalo Zoo has hired Ms. Malia Somerville as their new general curator.
Ms. Somerville grew up in Buffalo and attended City Honors High School. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Psychology from William SmithCollege, and a master’s degree in conservation biology from American University. Throughout her career, she has worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and has been at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

Buffalo native Malia Somerville is the Zoo’s new general curator.
The general curator is responsible for managing the Zoo’s animal collection.

The Buffalo Zoo wishes a very happy retirement to Gerry Aquilina, the Zoo’s former curator, who has been working at the Zoo since 1975.

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