Got a love for animals?

Curious about why animals behave the way they do or do you aspire to be an animal keeper?

Our Junior Keeper Program gives you an opportunity to get up close and personal with our animals and learn what it takes to become a Keeper.

What’s included in the program?

• Meet our team and learn what a day in the life of a keeper looks like.
• Enter enclosures with our Keepers to clean and feed the animals
• Help with food preparation and nutrition planning. Find out why are the animals fed particular foods.
• Create animal enrichment items and watch the animals enjoy your creations. Learn how we keep the animals from being bored and live happy, healthy lives.
• Assist the Keepers in hand-feeding some of our animals.
• Help Keepers conduct a Wildlife Interaction experience for our Park visitors
• Your Park entry fee for the day
• Photo opportunities - bring your phone or a small camera. Our Keepers can help with taking photos however, their expertise is in animal care not photography so we accept no responsibility for the quality of the photos

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T erms & Conditions

• Spaces are limited, bookings are essential.
• This program is suitable for children aged 11 - 17 years of age. Proof of age may be requested. This experience is not recommended for children who are afraid of animals.
• Parents are not required to accompany their child.
• Participants can be dropped off at Bunbury Wildilfe Park reception and must be collected by a parent/guardian at the conclusion of the event.
• Your ticket includes entry to the Bunbury Wildlife Park
• Please consider your purchase carefully as refunds cannot be provided if you decide to cancel. You can reschedule your visit if other dates for this program are available.
• There must be a minimum of 2 participants for the program to proceed. If the minimum number is not reached the program will be cancelled and a credit applied or moved to another date.
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  Safety
• Please bring a drink bottle, hat, enclosed shoes, long pants and long-sleeved top and healthy snacks.
• Please complete the Junior Keeper Code of Conduct form prior to the program commencing. Please ensure your child understands their obligations whilst on the program.
• Participants will be given a safety induction at the beginning of the program.
• As this program is hands-on with our animals, there is a small degree of risk involved for participants, with a chance of being scratched, bitten, or kicked by our animals, which is part of being a Keeper. The Bunbury Wildlife Staff will do our best to minimise the risk; however, we accept no responsibility for any injuries sustained during the program. Participants are expected to follow all directions given and abide by the rules of the program at all times for their safety and that of our animals and staff.
• Our staff all possess, Working with Children Checks and First Aid Qualifications.
• The program is not “Allergy Safe”, there is a risk of other children bringing nut or egg products and our animals are also fed some of these products. Please advise our staff if your child has any allergies and ensure you complete the Allergy Plan and bring it with you on the day.

Participant Information Forms - City of Bunbury