Our Mission....

Wildlife Educators Coalition
1824 Bronson Hill Road
Avon, NY 14414
585-259-7112

Wildlife Educators Coalition is our newly established organization. The coalition is composed of 10 animal owners and handlers who have been working in this field for some years. We are experienced in the business and the art of wildlife education.

Our motto: Wildlife is the heartbeat of the earth.

Mission Statement: We exist to introduce children of all ages to the wonders of the natural world through their exciting personal experience with our animal ambassadors. This unique connection will arouse a sense of respect, affection and responsibility towards all the citizens of the Earth, regardless of species. We have over 100 animals who participate in our programs.

Our presentations include introductions to our animals, sharing their personal history and the life their wild counterparts lead. We will include information about their native environment and how we can help protect it. We will also include interactive materials to draw the students into the program. These programs fulfill several of the New York State Educational Standards in Science.

Some of our program themes:

Creature Feature – unrelated animals in a general presentation
Rainforest Endangered and Threatened
All Arthropod Bug Zoo
The Tail End – Distinctive animal tails, their features and their importance

Specialized programs will focus on a specific family of animals with emphasis on commonalities and differences. For example, we have a common marmoset and a black handed spider monkey. One is big, one small, one has opposable thumbs, one does not, both have long tails, but one is prehensile the other is not. One is threatened, the other not. Discussions and interactive materials can address the differences, the adaptations, the commonalities and even diversity in the human family as well as in the primate family.

We are developing programs that support a story book story for younger children. THE DAY JIMMY’S BOA ATE THE LAUNDRY, for instance, is about a boa constrictor plus farm animals. We would read the story then present the animals and their own stories. We are a serious educational group with long term plans to enrich our community.

Karin Fires
Executive Directors