Safari Zoo Camp Director and Naturalist Peter Klose, has been sharing his passion and knowledge of wildlife for nearly a decade. His dynamic presentations have captivated audiences across Canada. He has been featured on TV programs such as Discovery Channel, TVO-KIDS, This is Daniel Cook, Animal Housecalls, Extreme One-20, Travel Channel and the series "The Adventures of Indiana Pete" on Chex-TV.
Through fun and informative environmental education, he works to create awareness about the current extinction crisis, with the hope people will become inspired to take action to help endangered species and habitats.
He promotes living in an ecologically friendly manner, offering ideas that allow both children and adults to make simple lifestyle changes that can help reduce their impact on nature.
"Indiana Pete" has travelled extensively through the USA, Canada and Europe. His passion for visiting remote wilderness regions has taken him throughout Central and South America, into countries such as Ecuador, Guyana, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras. He participates in various outdoor activities including rock climbing, caving, SCUBA diving, kayaking, hiking, snowboarding and mountain biking.
His greatest accomplishment is being a "DAD", and gets his inspiration and passion for life from his two children, Kallysta (11) and Kyden (6).
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Prerequisites and Training
Staff and volunteers are selected based on certain key elements to ensure a high quality of safety and care. To be considered they MUST meet the following criteria:
Emergency First Aid
Level C CPR
Police Check
Three references
Experience with children and animals
Fundamental understanding of wildlife and ecosystems
Are adventurous, fun and outgoing!
Preference is then given to those that:
Attended Zoo Camp
Volunteered/worked at Jungle Cat World
Are a minimum 18 years old
Actively pursue outdoor sports and activities
Have a Project WILD certification
Are Bilingual
Pursuing a diploma in the field of Child Care/Education or Environmental Sciences
Have travelled (resorts don't count!)
Have special skills and/or knowledge
Once selected, the group goes through a weekend training program at Jungle Cat World a few weeks prior to camp. This inlcudes:
Studying camp policies and procedures with emphasis on child safety, welfare and care.
Emergency protocol
Zoo orientation
Learning to handle various animals- mammals, birds, reptiles, arachnids and insects
Environmental activities (Project WILD)
Classroom presentations
Familiarization of Warsaw Caves- exploring
Nature hike (wild edibles, toxic plants, wild animals)
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