Outreach
Add something WILD to your next event!
Experience wildlife up close, wherever you are! The Center for Wildlife Education’s outreach programs bring engaging, hands-on encounters with birds of prey, reptiles, amphibians and more right to your location. Whether you’re hosting a classroom visit, community event, or professional gathering, each program is tailored to audiences of all ages. From engaging booth displays to interactive wildlife presentations, our animal ambassadors help make any event memorable.
Outreach Programs Options Available:
Reptile Program:
Experience the thrill of seeing, touching, and listening to interesting facts about snakes and other reptiles. Observe the reptile experts as they handle both native and exotic reptiles. Participate in a hands-on reptile encounter! You can also witness various creepy crawlers, such as giant hissing cockroaches. Program lasts approximately one hour.
Program Fee: $1000 (available year round)
Travel: $75 per hour of round trip travel.
Raptor Program (available with or without Flight Show):
Be wowed by the action of a raptor flight demonstration. Experienced falconers fly several species of birds of prey, and explain the various adaptations that make this group of birds so intriguing. As birds swoop over your heads, there is much to learn from this delightful program! Program lasts approximately one hour.
Program Fee (with Flight Show – not available June, July & August): $1,250
Program Fee (without Flight Show – available year round): $1000
Appearance by Freedom during the program: $500
Travel Fee: $75 per hour of round trip travel
Wildlife Program (available with or without Flight Show):
Enjoy a combination of the Raptor Program and the Reptile Program. Take pleasure in the experience of a lifetime as you experience various reptiles, creepy crawlers, and birds of prey! Program lasts approximately one hour.
Program Fee (with Flight Show – not available June, July & August): $1,500
Program Fee: (without Flight Show – available year round): $1,250
Appearance by Freedom during the program: $500
Travel Fee: $75 per hour of round trip travel
To schedule a Reptile, Raptor and/or Wildlife Program, Click HERE
Freedom Appearance at your Event:
Appearance Fee: $500 per hour (minimum 2 hours)
Travel: $75 per hour of roundtrip travel
Click HERE to register to reserve an appearance by Freedom at your event. Return completed form to Pam Harley at pharley@georgiasouthern.edu.
Booth Setup/Display:
Staff from the Center for Wildlife Education will bring a menagerie of animals, artifacts and hands-on activities to your event to display in a booth-type setup. These animals include snakes, creepy crawlers, various species of birds and lots of fascinating artifacts. Employees are available to answer questions and to assist visitors in touching the snakes and creepy crawlers! No formal program is presented, however the “booth” is open to the public throughout the specified time. This setup is great for festivals, fairs, and Math/Science Night events.
Booth Fee: $250 per hour (minimum two hours)
Travel Fee: $75 per hour of roundtrip travel
Click HERE to register online to reserve for a booth display for your event.
School/Youth Group Wildlife Program:
Staff from the Center for Wildlife Education will travel to your school, classroom, or event to conduct an interactive, one-of-a-kind, wildlife presentation. This one hour presentation features a menagerie of animals including birds of prey, reptiles, fun creepy crawlers and more. This is a great opportunity to bring environmental education to your classroom and school. All programs are designed to meet Georgia Performance Standards and can be tailored to any age group. This program can be presented to individual classrooms, in an assembly settings for multiple classes, or during events outside of the classroom.
Program Fee: $750
Travel Fee: $75 per hour of round trip travel.
Click HERE to register online to reserve a Wildlife Program for your event.
Reservations:
To inquire about scheduling one of the Wildlife Center’s outreach programs for your upcoming event please contact:
Wayne Paulk @ dpaulk@georgiasouthern.edu
OR
Carson Woods @ cwoods@georgiasouthern.edu
Last updated: 7/21/2025
