Agenda 31/08/2011

Captive animal management

SAQA 48435

1. Feedback on training:

· Students are doing well still very enthusiastic.

· Students are interacting more with the animals, going with lions on walks and assisted with the caracal walks. Some of them feel comfortable feeding the more dangerous animals.

· They are able to prepare feeding on their own as well as feed most of them on their own.

· They think for themselves and use initiative in terms of animal enrichment and cleaning without being asked to do so.

2. Feedback on research project

· Have not done anything more as yet.

· Titles and introduction complete methods will be completed by next academy day.

3. Presentation of assignment(S)

· Workbook one question one completed.

· Workbook 2 question one and two completed.

· Have decided to move Module one to the end of the course because we gather a large amount of legislation information as we work through the other workbooks.

· Still working on the educational booklets.

4. Handout and discussion of new assignment.

· Workbook 3 to be done for next week. Will discuss today.

· Do questions 1-4 for next academy day

· Also next questions will be given to us.

5. Research for new assignments

· The research the statistical success of bone re-growth in heavy birds e.g. Emu and Ostrich.

· What medication was used on the Hyena yesterday?