Are you interested in working with animals?
Healesville Sanctuary presents an engaging day of activity where you get to spend a day working alongside our keepers.
Keeper for a Day runs every school holidays and has been specially designed to inform and engage secondary students in a very hands on way about the many varied skills and tasks of our zookeepers.
Watch a video here about Keeper for a Day created by 'Do the Yarra Valley'
| Time | 9:30am - 3:30pm |
| 2012 Dates | April 3, 5, 10 (year 7/8) |
| July 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 | |
| September 25, 26, 27 October 2, 3, 4 | |
| Cost | $102.00 (includes morning tea) Bring your own lunch. |
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| How to book | Please call 9285 9406 to reserve your place.
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Participants will have the opportunity to be involved in a number of real zookeeping tasks, including:
· 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 Spirits of the Sky presentation
· the chance to speak with keepers about their jobs.
