Date opened 1995 No. of animals 254 Memberships CAZA Opened 1995 Phone +1 905-983-8217 Number of species 98 | Location Orono, Ontario No. of species 98 Website www.zoocamp.com Province Ontario Number of animals 254 | |
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Address 3667 Concession Road 6, Orono, ON L0B 1M0, Canada Similar Jungle Cat World, Seneca Park Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada Profiles | ||
Safari zoo camp
Safari Zoo Camp is a residential summer camp program that allows children, teenagers and adults to work with animals at Jungle Cat World, a zoological park that is accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Contents
- Safari zoo camp
- Jungle cat world safari zoo camp promotional video
- Camp location
- Activities
- Animal Care and Welfare
- Using Animals for Teaching
- References
Jungle cat world safari zoo camp promotional video
Camp location
Safari Zoo Camp is located in a spruce forest adjacent to Jungle Cat World in the Municipality of Clarington in historical Orono approximately 45 minutes east of Toronto.
Activities
Campers have the opportunity to try the following activities:
Animal Care and Welfare
Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park is one of only 26 facilities across Canada that is fully accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums. CAZA members are dedicated to the highest standards of animal care. They nurture, protect and care for more than 100,000 animals representing over 2000 species. Often these animals are the last representatives of endangered species. Many of these endangered species survive because of zoo and aquarium captive animal management programs.
CAZA standards deal with every aspect of the zoo and aquarium that affects the wellbeing of the animals- nutrition, enclosures, security, exercise and enrichment, veterinary care, contact with visitors- everything that impacts on the animal. These standards are under continual review as knowledge develops and evolves, and CAZA members are committed to seeking out and implementing the latest developments that are of benefit to both animals and visitors.
Using Animals for Teaching
Up-close experiences and personal contact with animals is a powerful educational tool that provides a variety of benefits to zoo and aquarium educators seeking to convey cognitive and emotionally inspiring messages to the public about wildlife and environmental conservation. Advantages of this method of teaching include: lengthened learning periods, increased knowledge acquisition and retention, enhanced environmental attitudes, and the creation of positive perceptions concerning zoo and aquarium animals. However, the use of any program animal comes with a host of responsibilities including the welfare of the animals used (i.e.-physiological and psychological well-being), the safety of the animal handlers and public, and accountability for the message received by the audience.