Educatin Vlunteer Rles and respnsibilities Educatin Vlunteer rle descriptin Rle Descriptin Expenses Hurs: Lcatin: Respnsible t: Educatin Vlunteer Expenses as per current vlunteer arrangements Variable depending n activity There are a variety f shifts (likely t be 2 hurs) available thrughut weekdays and weekends. Mre than ne shift culd be dne if yu wish n any given day. See additinal vlunteer duties dcument fr mre details Park wide Ptential lcatins : main aviary, gibbn lng huse, cheetah, giraffe / cafe graze lkut, penguin, snw lepard Public Engagement Crdinatr Supprt and Supervisin Supprted by the Educatin Team Training and planning will be delivered via the Public Engagement Team Vlunteers will be vlunteering with each ther primarily and ccasinally with a member f the educatin team Perfrmance will be carried ut via infrmal reviews and bservatins Tasks and respnsibilities Benefits t the vlunteer Deliver a range f visitr learning pprtunities as required Participate fully in initial and nging training (including sme animal husbandry) Identify with and cntribute t Marwell Wildlife Brand Values, missin and charitable bjectives Adhere t health and safety plicy and prcedures, identify hazards and be aware f apprpriate risk assessments as required T vlunteer clsely with ther members f the team t ensure effective delivery f vlunteer prgrammes Experience in animal handling Experience with a wide variety f grups f different ages Opprtunity t increase knwledge f the natural wrld Use f vlunteers lunge Training prvided by Public Engagement Team n cntent and handling where required. 08/08/2013 1
Skills required Experience Vlunteering with a wide range f audiences (children and adults) Animal husbandry (desirable) Skills Gd cmmunicatin skills Excellent custmer service Ability t vlunteer independently, withut supprt and direct staff supervisin Flexible A gd knwledge f natural histry Attributes Knwledge f Marwell s wrk and animals wuld be f benefit. Psitive attitude Other Persnal cmmitment t educatin, bidiversity cnservatin & envirnmental prtectin High level f integrity and ethics Enthusiasm Brand values Exceptinally warm and welcming quick t put guests at ease Charitable utputs Frntline rle in helping t deliver educatin based activities Page 2 f 8
Vlunteering duties These duties may be subject t change. Nt all duties will be available initially, and further pprtunities will becme available n an nging basis Duty 1 Cnserving the Cheetah Time 10.30 12.30 Lcatin Cheetah Outpst Prps required Skulls (replicas) f the fllwing animals (are in the utpst cabinet): African lin African lepard Cheetah Scrub hare Warthg Inflatable glbe t shw histrical and current cheetah range. Other prps already at utpst (N ther cheetah artefacts currently in database) Cheetah cnservatin Why are cheetahs fast becming an endangered species (currently classified as Vulnerable)? Habitat lss Prey lss (frm human hunting f the same animals) Natural reasns: Cheetahs are speed specialists and nt very big/strng. As a result they very ften have their prey stlen by larger strnger predatrs, especially when hunting at night. This has led t them being day active, making it easier fr they their prey t spt them and s mre ften than nt, their hunts are unsuccessful. Persecutin frm livestck wners (believing that they eat their livestck) Very limited genetic variatin makes them vulnerable t disease Lw survival rates f yung (cub killing by ther predatrs + being driven away frm cubs by safari vehicles) What is being dne? Reserves/Natinal Parks nt necessarily enugh fr cheetahs, as the ften huse many lins etc. Limited trphy hunting allwed in sme areas t encurage acceptance frm landwners. Membership f CITES. In Namibia guard dgs have been prvided fr farmers leading t Page 3 f 8
the number f cheetahs killed r trapped have fallen. Trained t chase ff the cheetahs, nt kill them. Educatin prgrammes teaching lcal farmers and livestck wners abut: Herding livestck nisily (t scare ff cheetahs) Using Kraals / Bma that the cheetahs cannt see int (fences arund their livestck) Encurage presence f prey species, which the cheetah much prefer t livestck dwn Marwell s previus wrk with cheetah Set up table with prps in cheetah utpst. Make sure vide is running + remember keys fr cabinet with skulls. Take dwn prps table etc. afterwards. Page 4 f 8
Duty 2 Gentle Giants (this duty may nt start during summer) Time 11.00 13.00 Lcatin Int Africa / Heart f Africa / Cafe Graze - ptentially Prps required Giraffe ID signs Laminated sheet with the fur patterns f different sub species Giraffe skull Giraffe vertebrae Giraffe leg bne Giraffe tail hair Fd: Leaves, pellets, alfalfa, lucerne Prp that illustrates the length f a giraffe tngue Inflatable glbe t shw where different giraffe sub species lives dwn Giraffe adaptatins Being the wrld s tallest animal Less cmpetitin ver fd Sptting f danger frm far away Nt nly an advantage t the giraffes early warning fr ther animals Lng legs can run very far and kick predatrs very hard Brwser adaptatins Very lng, flexible and rugh tngue = gives access t mre fd + gd grip Purple clured tngue + keeps them safe frm sunburn when eating Hairy nses + hrns = helps keeping them safe frm nasty acacia thrns Set up table with prps and take dwn when dne. Prps/artefacts + table t be stred where Page 5 f 8
Duty 3 Flck this way Time 13.00 15.00 Lcatin Main aviary Prps required Bird skulls Hrnbill Albatrss Duck Owl Hern Spnbill Secretary bird Ostrich 1. Bird feet ideally at set up f 4 different types munted n a bard, but fr nw a laminated sheet with pictures. 2. Inf sheet abut the birds in the aviary fr the vlunteers 3. Feathers frm flying + nn flying birds (fr ex. Parrt, strich and penguin + peacck) 4. Eggs 5. Inf sheets with pictures f bats, insects, echidna, platypus, turtle etc. t illustrate the ther animals that have wings, lay eggs and have beaks. What makes a bird a bird? Wings? Yes, but... (Bats & Insects) Lay eggs? Yes, but... (Platypus & reptiles) Beak? Yes, but... (platypus and turtle) Feathers!! Flying vs. Nn-flying birds (penguins + strich vs. the nes visible in the aviary) Beak adaptatins t different lifestyles (evlutin Darwin) Feet adaptatins t different lifestyles dwn Set up table and prps/artefacts in the aviary and take dwn when dne. Artefacts + table are stred in cupbard in the huse. s fr vlunteers t be cllected as required frm Explainer team. Page 6 f 8
Duty 4 Invaluable insects Time 14.00 16.00 Lcatin Prps required Gibbn lng huse Laminated inf sheet illustrating hw imprtant a rle they play in many fd chains/webs Laminated inf sheet illustrating their participatin in the recycling f nutrients that is s imprtant fr farming and frestry Use f live invertebrates Jungle Nymph, Cckraches / Stick insects Use f invert skin sheds The imprtance f insects They pllinate crps and ther plants (fruits, flwers & vegetables) They aerate sil (f. ex. ants and beetles) They cntrl insect and plant pests They decmpse dead materials (reintrducing nutrients t the sil with their drppings) Are eaten and used in traditinal medical practices in many parts f the wrld. ------------------------------------------- Are the mst cmmn grup n earth in terms f numbers and mass Have an amazingly wide variety f lifestyles and habitats. Are fund frm the Antarctic t trpical rainfrests, frm sil living, t the highest trees and the sea. Qute: "if [they] all were t disappear, humanity prbably culd nt last mre than a few mnths." Mst ther life frms, like amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals wuld als becme extinct because f the dmin effect that wuld ccur in the fd chain. Edward O. Wilsn dwn There is small strage space behind the jungle nymph enclsure t stre sme prps and table / chairs. A key can be brrwed frm the explainer team as required. Page 7 f 8
Duty 5 Penguin patter Time 1500 16.30 Lcatin Penguin cve Prps required Laminated sheet with penguin feathers (in explainer ffice at the mment) Penguin skeletn (currently sitting n tp f cupbard in S&L phtcpying rm, (U75 in the artefact database) Skeletn f flying land bird (what, where?? - Pssibly pigen frm walkthrugh aviary..) Penguin skull (in S&L centre, exhibitin area, bttm drawer, U120) Inflatable glbe fr shwing the wide distributin f penguins Bklet with phts f the 20 penguin species (preferably n a 1-1 scale t enable cmparisn f sizes) Bklet with basic infrmatin n all the penguin species (fr the vlunteers) dwn Penguin adaptatins Penguins are nn flying birds Very well adapted t life in water (speedy & agile) Narrw, stiff wings = paddles Trped shaped bdy Heavy bnes (fr diving) Feet + tail fr steering Cunter shading fr aviding predatrs Big beak, spines n tngue = gd fr catching slippery fish Eyes best under water (shrt sighted n land) Penguins gd at keeping warm in cld/wet cnditins Feathers = waterprf t keep them warm & dry + reduces drag in the water Gd fat layer under skin Sme species als very gd at keeping cl in summer Bristling f feathers, panting like a dg, bare patch arund beak Put ut table + artefacts & and put away after sessin Page 8 f 8