Making a real difference
They in turn train students age 16 and upwards who hope to work in animal welfare, go in to veterinary work, be employed in zoos and collections or on conservation projects across the world.
“It starts with the basics, which is keeping animal enclosures and environments clean and free of contamination, includes helping prepare meals for animals with exotic tastes, and progresses on to breeding programmes where we have actually helped produce some offspring of rare species which are under threat of extinction.
“This is real conservation work, making a real difference to animals in the wild. Students must know it does involve getting your hands dirty but also requires serious study about the science behind the needs of the variety of species we have here,” added Carl.
