Natalia Cardenas Page 3

A licensed veterinary technician since 2004, Natalia Cardenas assists clinicians at an accredited zoo animal hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She writes for Biology Insights, examining zoo animal health and captive breeding. Her background includes years in exotic companion animal clinics. In the zoo hospital, Cardenas helps examine primates, carnivores, and hoofstock, and tracks animal lineage records. She graduated from Columbus State Community College with an associate degree in veterinary technology.