Wild Animal Encounters School Displays

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1 Wild Animal Encounters School Displays Wild Animal Encounters is the only company in Australia that is permitted to display both native and exotic animals at educational displays and outreach programs throughout NSW. Wild Animal Encounters has developed our school presentations and displays around the Foundation to Year 12 Australian Curriculum. We aim to provide students and teachers with an interactive educational experience with our unique collection of wildlife from around the world. Our displays are relevant to every stage of the NSW Schools syllabus and allow students to fully engage, observe, sense and interact with native and exotic animals live in your school hall or classroom. Our Director Ben Britton is the face of Nat Geo Wild Australia. Ben has designed these displays around the conservation work he does here in Australia and overseas. Your classroom will come alive with Alligators, Iguanas, Boa Constrictors and more, our displays are the perfect way to introduce your students to our living world.

2 A variety of the following animals will be included in this display option. Boa Constrictor American Alligator Burmese Python Green Iguana Leopard Tortoise Elongated Tortoise Corn Snake Black Headed Python Bearded Dragon Blue Tongue Lizard Shingleback Lizard Display Option 1 Our Living World This display can be tailored for all primary, secondary and tertiary classes. Our most popular wildlife display, an educational and entertaining presentation featuring exotic pythons, boa constrictors, iguanas, alligators, tortoises and birds live in your classroom. Learn first hand about adaptations, classification, biodiversity and endangered species as you meet exotic animals from all over the world. Wild Animal Encounters is the only company in Australia licensed to display both exotic and native animals, so rather than visit the zoo let it come to you! 1hr booking (includes a 45min display) - $360 + GST (maximum of 35 students) 2hr booking - $680 + GST 3hr booking - $900 + GST 4hr booking - $ GST 6 of the above animal species will be included in each presentation. Add a African Serval to this display for an additional - $400 + GST NOTE: Conditions and Display Venue Requirements apply.

3 3 Have you ever wondered what a wild cat does when we are not watching? In partnership with the Wild Animal Encounters Foundation, your school could raise funds and sponsor a Camera Trap or a Radio Tracking Collar to be fitted to a big cat in the wild!!! Display Option 2 Cat Ambassador Program Imagine how excited your children would be to experience the unique opportunity of seeing leash-trained exotic cats up close and without bars all in the safety and comfort of your classroom! Cats are considered one of the most magnificent animals on earth, and yet they are disappearing fast. Through interaction with one of our naturalists, you will learn about these endangered predators and what is being done to meet the challenges to their survival. Observe and discuss what makes these cats uniquely adapted to their environment, their role in the ecosystem and what can be done to protect all wild cats natural habitat. Every effort will be made to ensure that students have the opportunity to see the cats up close. However, due to the nature of wild cats, students will not be permitted to touch the animals. Display Venue Requirements and Conditions do apply. Contact us for more details including cost. Whether it is a Camera Trap or a Collar, the photos and digital tracking data collected by these items can then be seen by your class back in Australia. Only available March to October. Contact Wild Animal Encounters for more info.

4 A variety of the following animals will be included in this display option. Boa Constrictor American Alligator Burmese Python Green Iguana Leopard Tortoise Elongated Tortoise Corn Snake Black Headed Python Bearded Dragon Blue Tongue Lizard Childcare /Preschools / Vacation Care We also cater for childcare centres, preschools and vacation care, with us offering a specialized version of our Living World display. This is our most popular wildlife display, an educational and entertaining presentation featuring exotic pythons, alligators, iguanas, birds and tortoises live in your classroom. Learn first hand the difference between crocodiles and alligators, and have your children photographed with a giant exotic Burmese python from South-east Asia or Boa Constrictor from South America. Wild Animal Encounters is the only company in Australia licensed to display both exotic and native animals, so rather than visit the zoo let it come to you! A 1hr booking (including a 45min display) for up to 35 children - $360 + GST Larger groups can be catered for upon request. Shingleback Lizard 6 to 8 animals of the above animal species will be displayed during each presentation.

5 Other Traveling expenses may be required for displays outside the Sydney metropolitan area. The level of interaction between our animals and students is at the discretion of the Wild Animal Encounters staff member carrying out your display. We encourage interaction with our animals though their welfare is at the forefront of all of our educational displays. NOTE: No public interaction is allowed with any primates or cats. Animal species may vary between our displays for animal management purposes, no specific animal species are guaranteed. On site parking MUST be available at all display venues. Traveling expenses may be required for displays outside the Sydney metropolitan area. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FOR BOOKINGS Administration Phone: Or us at Wild Animal Encounters Pty Ltd PO Box 3502 Rouse Hill NSW 2155 ABN: