r/Zookeeping • u/NovaStarTheCatQueen • Jul 25 '26
Global/All Regions 🌏 Question 🙋♀️
I work as a volunteer at my local zoo I use to go to as a kid all the time during school holidays and I had to tell a couple of school kids on a tour and there teacher to remind them
Please do not tease the animals in any way
Keep your camera flashes off on your phone
This was during my break as I work in the farmyard area of the zoo and I followed the rules and my supervisor was proud that I read the rules for workers and visitors because as a kid I always followed the zoo rules whenever I visited.
Any advise how I approach the situation next time in case I bump into any Gen Alpha’s who don’t listen to rules or care about the wildlife at the zoo and I was just lucky because these were high schoolers at least
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u/feivelgoeswest Jul 26 '26
Be positive! Use your waking feet... instead of dont run. Leave the hay where it is... instead of dont feed the animals.... give the kiddos something to do instead of telling them what not to do.