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WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (AP) — West Liberty University is offering a new bachelor's degree program in zoo science for biology majors.
West Liberty President Stephen Greiner says the university's College of Sciences is partnering with the Good Zoo at Wheeling's Oglebay Resort for the degree program, which will prepare students to work in zoo and aquarium management.
Assistant professor of biology Joe Greathouse says West Liberty will become one of four schools to offer the degree. He says West Liberty zoo science students can receive hands-on training at the Good Zoo and participate in wildlife conservation research.
The Good Zoo has 70 species and is the state's only zoo accredited by the nonprofit Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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