Ever been cheered on by a sea lion? Trainers at Sea Lion stadium have been working hard with their sea lion friends to make this vision a reality! For the past year, trainer Lisa Halstead, has been busy with other trainers teaching sea lions to walk behind Sea Lion stadium and greet passers-by on the path. Great news for us, because this means that our sea lion friends will wave and “roar” as

To be a great trainer, I need to be able to train a variety of animals through a variety of techniques. A perfect trainer at SeaWorld can work both pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) and cetaceans (whales and dolphins.)

To this example, I have been moved around a bit in my animal training career at SeaWorld San Antonio. I started as an apprentice at Shamu Theater, then worked at Beluga Stadium seven years ago. After one year working in the Interaction Programs, I have been at the Sea Lion Stadium for the last five years.

I recently found out that I'm moving back to Belug