Do you want to work with animals?  Healesville Sanctuary introduces a new program for aspiring zookeepers where you get to spend a day working alongside our Zookeepers. This program is specially designed to inform and engage secondary students in years 9 and above, about the role of zookeepers.

Participants will have the opportunity to be involved in a number of real zookeeping tasks, which could include:
· Food preparation
· Animal enrichment
· Enclosure maintenance
· Egg sorting
· Browse collection and change
· Keeper talks
· Animal health checks
· Animal handling

The day also includes:
· a comprehensive tour of ‘off limits areas’
· the Birds of Prey presentation
· the chance to speak with keepers about their jobs.

Dates 2010: (during school holidays)
Term 1 holidays: March 30, 31 April 7, 8
Term 2 holidays: June 29, 30 July 6, 7
Term 3 holidays: Sept 21, 22, 28, 29

Time:
9.30 am – 3.30 pm.

Year level: 
Year 9 and above 

Cost: 
$99.00 (includes morning tea)
BYO Lunch

How to book:
Please call 5957-2818 to reserve your place and fill in the registration form. 

*Strictly limited numbers

		Registration form HS Keeper for a day flyerfinal 2010.pdf  ( 160 KB )