“You can pet a wallaby here. We have a hedgehog, we have porcupines, we have a pig and we have a sloth named Linus.”
Clevett says the animals are housed in enclosures just like what are present in zoos. They are heated, lit, and there may be house for the animals to maneuver and discover.
He thinks there’s a lot individuals can take from an occasion like this.
“We, as people, are drawn to animals, drawn to nature.”
“We’ve had so many incredible experiences this year with touring around (like) someone facing their fear and touching or holding a snake for the first time or a kid whose favourite animal is a sloth and has never seen one before (and) their face lights up.”
Clevett says they’ve additionally been capable of assist individuals with a terminal sickness who had at all times needed to see a sloth.
He provides a present like this can provide individuals extra understanding in terms of nature.
“We talk a lot about conservation. We talk about eco-tourism and how someone standing on the side of a road with a baby sloth offering photo ops is not ethical because that is an animal that has been taken from the wild.”
“We talk about responsible pet ownership. If someone comes in and their kid is begging for a pet snake or gecko, we’re going to give them some things to think about so they can really, really decide if that is the right fit for their family.”
The competition is placed on by two Calgary-based organizations: the YYC Nature & Education Centre and a non-profit group known as Cobb’s Exotic Animal Rescue.
It will embrace three completely different shows: Diversity of Living Things, This is Africa and Journey to the Amazon.
It is open till 6:30 p.m. Friday night for normal admission and seven to 9 Friday evening for adults solely.
The competition can even be open from 11-6 Saturday and 10-5 Sunday.
A hyperlink to purchase tickets will be discovered right here.
