I'll be working for the Cape May County Park & Zoo in their Paws and Claws Education Center! My first day was last Friday after completing a county training on OSHA standards and some other fun topics. Once I met the people I will be working with I knew this was where I was supposed to be. Fast forward past the introductions and now we get into the fun part playing with the animals!! We have all different types like an adorable lion maned rabbit named Nigel, two small parrots names lunar and eclipse, and a pearl ring necked tangerine turtle dove named Sandy, who likes to fly up and sit on your head, we have way more than that but I'll save that for another day!
I have so many ideas and thoughts swirling around my head about this summer that I cannot possiblely get them all down now but I did want to write down my personal goals for this summer....
1. Hold a snake before summer is over (if we're lucky I'll pet one but I've been told we have some nice snakes....if that can even be a true statement?!)
2. Expand my knowledge on wildlife and animals as well as conservatArion and habitats
3. Expand my classroom management knowledge and skills in a nontraditional educational environment
4. Have as much fun as I possibly can with the animals and the kids that will be participating in the camp
Stay tuned for next week's refraction of our crash course in animal handling!
