My Wildlife Education program is a full hour including:
• A Live Animal Presentation
Includes three species of your choice with information on their life in the wild and in captivity. See the page titled “Animal Ambassadors.” All animals are non-dangerous or in an exhibition cage or restraint, when necessary.
• Interactive Educational Games
Original games created by me. “Who’s That Tail?” involves 18 animal tails on a pegboard, and you get to match the correct animal to its tail using a colored photo, and your observation skills. It’s not that easy!
“Wild Faces!” involves a selection of closeup animal photos. With clues given by me, you get to name the animal. Think it’s simple? Guess again!
“Track Match” – Match tracks to faces with or without clues
“Meet my Friends” – Carnivore, Omnivore, Herbivore – Do you think you know what an animal eats?
• Animal Science & Fun Facts
Using specimens which range from furs, skins, antlers, skulls to claws, eggs and feathers. See the individual pages for program themes.
• Questions & Answers Session
• Touch & Explore where you get to examine and touch the specimens along with touching the presented lecture animal(s) when appropriate.
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Program fee – $250 plus mileage for a standard program. Exhibitions fee vary depending on the number of hours booked. Please contact me for a quote.
My fee for a live animal program with hands-on animal specimens is low. I understand that venues have budgets, as do I and Max Lynx alone runs me $1000 a year in meat, vitamins, meds, vet care and licenses. Liability Insurance is $1000. Animal care has gotten to be expensive. I’m unable to do a program for $100. Please don’t ask me. If two libraries are close to each other with program times a reasonable length between, I will split the mileage and/or remove it. I’m the only wildlife educator in the Northeast that has a Canada Lynx as an animal ambassador. Although this venture is a hobby, I need to at least cover some of the costs.
There are permit fees to cross into Vermont ($100) and Massachusetts ($25). Each state has different regulations about what can be transported in and application needs to be anywhere between 10 and 30-45 days prior to the lecture accompanied by a veterinary health certificate for said animals ($20). Some animals don’t require a permit. Permit fees are in addition to the program fee.
In short, with Wildlife Education by Bernie you get live animals (some to touch & hold), an educational game, science facts using real animal specimens along with questions and touch time.
I will work with you to design the right program for your audience.
Availability times vary. June through August are my busiest months, so it’s advisable that you contact me early.
I reserve the right to substitute or change animal(s) scheduled for a program.
Contact: Wildlifebernie@gmail.com
Wildlife Education by Bernie 
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