Encounter the Wild
Download the Short-Duration Mini-ZOO Exhibits Flyer
Which Encounter Fits You?
Junior Zookeeper Encounter
Cost: $230 plus travel
Click “Book It” or call the Rochester Office at 603-817-6735
Our original show, and one of the most popular since 2003! This exciting, educational and very HANDS-ON program features a diverse selection of our amazing Wildlife Ambassadors, and presented by one of our highly-educated and dynamic Educators!!
Perfect for those little ones that love to hold and touch and may not have had alot of exposure to animals, but are eager to start learning! Let The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England’s professional Educators teach them how to be respectful of and safe around animals! At the end, we all have fun washing our hands with “magic soap”!
Popular in all venues – especially birthday parties, preschools, summer camps, scouts, special needs groups & retirement homes!
Typical Animals: 7 Species. 2 small mammals, 2 small reptiles, 1 amphibian, 1 bird and one exotic.
FINE PRINT: Ambient temp minimum of 68 degrees, please. Usually held inside. If outside, shade is required.
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Natural Selection Encounter – Option A
CREATE YOUR OWN SHOW!!
Cost: $230 + Travel
Pick any (7) LEVEL-1 Species. (View The Animals page for complete list of current species)
The W.I.L.D. Center is unique in the region by enabling you to choose the perfect choice of animals for your event! Ask for Grumpy Gus, Stitch, or Thorn by name if you like. Exclude snakes or spiders, if you would prefer they stay at the Wildlife Center, the choice is yours!
Have your camera or video ready! This program is all about giving you exactly what you WANT! Visit our animal photo galleries, and call us or email the office in Rochester if you need help making selections! Office number is 603-817-6735
Perfect for any type of event, audience and location, since it is 100% customized!
Typical Animals: Any (7) LEVEL-1 Species
FINE PRINT: Ambient temp minimum of 68 degrees, please. Usually held inside. If outside, shade is required.
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Radical Reptile Encounter
Cost: $230.00 + Travel
Who better to talk to your kids about respecting the amazing reptiles on our planet, than your local non-profit Zoo!?
Strikingly absent of any “pet-trade” spin, this program will feature 10-12 of The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England’s LEVEL-1 Coldblooded Wildlife Ambassadors (see animal gallery for photos of possible reptiles).
The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England’s professional Educator will present animals generally one-at-a-time, and participants will have plenty of time to get up-close, touch and possibly hold (very supervised) some our most docile and amazing reptilian Animal Ambassadors! Many of the animals in this show will be animals that were confiscated by law enforcement or abandoned by previous owners. Your hiring this program helps our non-profit organization provide them the care and housing they need to live long, healthy lives!
Want us to mix in a tree frog? Tarantula or other invertebrate? Just ask! 603-817-6735
Typical Animals: 10-12 Species. Various lizards, snakes, turtles, tortoises, and crocodilians! Amphibians & invertebrates are optional.
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WILD American Encounter
Cost: $295 + Travel
If you are looking for a New England Species program, then please call and support our friends at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Chewonki or the Maine Wildlife Park!
However, if you wish to meet a few of our New England neighbors but then stroll across the Great Plains, swamp-walk through the
Everglades, slither across the Sonoran Desert of the South Western United States and snowshoe across Northern Canada, then this program is for you!
Typical Animals: 7 species native to North America such as, an Alligator, Armadillo, Skunk, Eastern Indigo Snake, Prairie Dog etc.
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GLOBALtour Encounter
Cost: $295 + Travel
Due to the amazing diversity of live animals that The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England offers in this Wildlife Encounters® show… this is rapidly becoming our most popular mid-range presentation! The W.I.L.D. Center management selects the animals that attend, so for you and your guests, it is a SURPRISE!
One of our highly-talented, dynamic and engaging professional Educators will lead the audience on an “imaginary safari around the world full of amazing animal adventures”! Experience Animal Ambassadors such as an Arctic Fox up close and personal! Hands-on time with some of the animals is available, based on the group size and venue, and always at the presenter’s discretion.
Nobody is ever disappointed with this program! Very popular with libraries, Rec Programs and all elementary-age groups and older!
Typical Animals: 7 diverse species native to many different habitats around the world!
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Natural Selection Encounter – Option B
CREATE YOUR OWN SHOW!!
Pick any (5) LEVEL-1 Species & (2) Level-2 Species
(View the Animals Page for complete list of current species or visit the Animal Gallery for pictures)
$295 + Travel
The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England not only offers you the ability to choose the perfect selection of animals for your event, but in-the-case of over a dozen of our species – we have the only ones of their kind that travel in Northern New England! Invite a Wallaby, an Arctic Fox or an African Crested Porcupine to your Birthday Party, Summer Camp or other event by calling our office today at 603-817-6735!
Typical Animals: (5) LEVEL-1 & (2) LEVEL-2 Species. Based on availability!
FINE PRINT: Ambient temp minimum of 68 degrees, please. Usually held inside, and may be required based on your animal selections. If outside, shade must be provided.
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The X-7 Encounter
Cost: $395 + Travel
7 of the Zoo’s Largest and/or most Exotic Ambassadors!
The exact animals are not a fixed-group, but it might include any the following
- Isis the African Serval Cat or Conan the Bobcat
- An Arctic Fox (protected contact with a glove on a possibility)
- An African Crested Porcupine
- A Bennett’s Wallaby (if we bring a joey, somebody could help hold it in it’s pouch for a picture)
- Sid a Moluccan Cockatoo famously known as “The Alarm Clock of the Rainforest!”
- Zabu the ring-tailed lemur
- A Giant Sulcata Tortoise (Tudor at about 88 lbs) Anybody want a ride!?
Again, others like a larger Alligator, Thorn the Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, or a very large snake are also options based on what is available and OK to travel on any given day.
Typical Animals: 7 of the most impressive Animal Ambassadors at The W.I.L.D. Center & Zoological Park of New England!
This program has very limited availability so call today! 603-817-6735
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Download Wildlife Encounters® Shows and Ambassador Animals Page as a PDF