- So far at the wild life center I have learned how to work with the animals and look for there warning signs when you get into there personal spaces , I have also learned what to do when the animals do give you warning signs and when they attack you.
- I walked with the lions and looked at there behavior when you are with them in the nature and what they do around animals and people. It has been an experience that I will never in my life can described or tell any one the feeling that you get from being with lions
- I have fed the lions and it was a amazing opportunity to give such a dangerous animal food and just to see its different behavior when lions have food to when they are alone.
- The cleaning of the cages is to make sure that the animals have a clean environment and that the cages look clean to the guests that cum by for tours.
- It is very important for you to have personal time with animals so that you can look for the attitude of the animals and how the animals are around you, it is also important for the animals to get to know you and to learn your smell.
There are a few things to remember when you want to put a new hide
- You must go and look at the location to see if the hides looking out point is not in the sun
- You must make sure that the hide is down wind from the animals that are drinking at the water hole
- You must make sure that the hide is not to close to the water hole that they feel uncomfortable
- You must also go and look at the parking were the cars are going to stop so that the cars don't chase away the animals
- You must make sore what type of animals come to the watering hole so that the hide don't become in the animals way
There are a few ways to see if there is poaching going on ,on your farm
- You can check what is going on by doing regular fence checks and checking if there is any wires that are cut or bended by people climbing over
- You can do patrols in your farm to see if there is any snares or irregular foot prints in a area
- You can put a person in patrol to go and sit in a place and see if any cars is driving in the farm
- You can check if there is helicopters in the area or in your farm
If there is a person that you have caught pouching you must do the following
- Make sure that the person don't have any weapons on him
- Introduce yourself and ask the other person what he is doing on your farm
- Do not be aggressive to wards him because he can take you to court
- Make sure that you have evidence so that the person cant get out of the situation
There are a few reasons why a person wants to pouch
- To get meat of an animal that is caught in a snare
- To get more game on another farm
- For the horns or skin