ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – An Abilene zookeeper is taking her passion for wildlife conservation across the globe to Harare, Zimbabwe, in Africa.

Thalia Flores, the Primary Terrace Zookeeper at the Abilene Zoo, is set to leave August 15 for a month-long research trip focused on Kori Bustards, one of the heaviest flying birds native to Africa. Her mission is to study the species in its natural habitat, gathering insights that will support conservation and breeding efforts at the zoo.

Flores will spend a month in the field with the Murarabungu Conservation Initiative, taking part in hands-on research efforts. Her work will involve locating Kori Bustards in the wild, placing identification tags, studying their breeding behavior, and monitoring nests at multiple sites. When she returns to A

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