Creature Keepers

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is pleased to offer Creature Keepers for students the ages 12 – 17 years. This community course is presented by highly experienced professionals in wildlife Husbandry industry and it is designed for those with a keen interest in seeking knowledge and understanding of wildlife. 

This course is a real zoo experience and gives students exposure to working in the zoo environment with exclusive behind the scenes access and plenty of hands on action packed activities.

 The creature keeper programs provides a different animal/zoo focus each holiday period- Birds, Mammals, Reptiles& Amphibians an Conservation and Research.

September 29th & 30th 2010
Creature Keepers usually has a different animal focus every holiday - Birds, Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles and in the lead up to summber, the topic is HERPETOLOGY: REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS! In an action packed two day schedule, students will have the opportunity to do the following:

• Handling, weighing and bagging of snakes and lizards
  
• Enclosure design and set up
  
• New Veterinary Hospital tour
  
• Food prepareation and feeding activity
  
• Frog Box conservation talk
  

*Please note that although all these activities have been confirmed, they are subject to change due to animal health and safety issues that may occur on the day.

2 day course dates available:
29th & 30th September

Duration    2 days
Time           8.15 am until 3pm
Venue        Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Cost           $120.00


Includes

• Learn and see Koala reproduction techniques
• Make enrichment for mammal species
• Go behind the scenes
• Have a picture with our sugar glider
• talk with specialised mammal keepers
• and much, much more!

Download the  Creature Keepers Reptile booking form. (65.7kb PDF)