| The Musk Ox Farm located in Palmer, Alaska hired their first Education Programming coordinator in 2015. While beginning program development, a gap in the research was discovered as to what attributes makes a successful wildlife education program. The research set out to answer what attributes contribute to successful wildlife education programming within Alaska and the Yukon. Qualitative evaluative case studies were conducted with four wildlife facilities, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Alaska Zoo, Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station, and Yukon Wildlife Preserve. From interviews with each organization's Education Coordinators four themes emerged as attributes that contributed to the organizations idea of success: Leadership, Staff, Audience Fit, and Impact. The emergent themes are now being implemented in program development at the Musk Ox Farm. |
