Tiny Zoo
Tatiana Grivetsky, zoology alum, has her own tiny zoo that she uses to do educational presentation.Forget about the canary in the coal mine.
Reptiles and amphibians are excellent guides – indicator species – showing the initial impacts of long-term environmental change. That’s why it’s important for people to overcome the stigma often attached to these “creepy crawlies” and get to know them, said Tatiana Gritsevskiy, a UWM alumna who is working to educate people about the importance of reptiles, amphibians and insects in the world’s ecosystems.
Gritsevskiy earned her degree in conservation and environmental sciences in 2019 with a double minor in biology and geography. She has developed a business, Tatiana’s Tiny Zoo, to share her love of the creatures that some people find scary or icky and educate them on how to adopt and/or care for them.
“They’re misunderstood. Many people have negative attitudes toward them,” Gritsevskiy said. Her collection of pets includes tarantulas, millipedes, a ball python, a boa constrictor, a poison dart frog, a blue tongued skink, a few garter snakes and other reptiles, amphibians and insects.
Tatiana Grivetsky, zoology alum, has her own tiny zoo that she uses to do educational presentation.Forget about the canary in the coal mine. Reptiles and amphibians are excellent guides – indicator species – showing the initial impacts of long-term environmental change. That’s why it’s important for people to overcome the stigma often attached to these […]
