Sunnyvale resident Ellie Kirshner, 17, is working with Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose to track the behavior of its three red-ruffed lemurs. While Kirshner’s research is for her an independent research project at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, zoo curator Heather Vrzal says, “Ellie has been instrumental in assisting us to gauge the effectiveness and impact of the changes that we continue to make to the red-ruffed lemur habitat.” (Photo courtesy of Ellie Kirshner)
A Sunnyvale teen is working with San Jose’s Happy Hollow Park and Zoo to improve the habitats of its red-ruffed lemurs.
Ellie Kirshner, 17, must complete an