One of our main aims here at Wildlife Habitat is Conservation through Education and Appreciation.

We do this in many ways but our successful Wildlife Volunteer Program is a main player. Some of you might ask the question "How does an operation whom keeps animals in captivity do this?"

The main answer would be exposure and interaction. We give people from all walks of life the opportunity to see, get close to and learn about animals. On most occasions they would not even know most of these animals existed.

This letter below from one of our recent volunteers is testament to our ethos of Conservation through Education and Appreciation.

Friday 6th October 2011

To all of the beautiful Staff at the Wildlife Habitat.

I have enclosed a Russell Hobbs Four Slice Toaster that I overheard may be useful for breakfast time.

More importantly is the new stick blender for the Echidna food prep (I'm sending this as a donation from the Salvation Army, my current workplace).

I wanted to communicate how overwhelmingly appreciative Paris and I are of your continuous and enthusiastic support during our stay. The experience was a marvellous eye-opener encouraging us to get more involved in Wildlife and/or Conservation (you may find us loitering about your abode in a few months).

Hope everything is going superbly! I’m curious how Michelle is going with the Red Kangaroo joey, Sain with the female Double eyed Fig Parrot, the Tree Kangaroo’s and so much more.

Again thanks for the extraordinary time. Your dedication is admirable and we both are eager to stay in contact.

Kara Dawson

If you're interested in volunteering at Wildlife Habitat contact the guys on 07 4099 3235.

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