Outreach Booking | Hattiesburg Zoo

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Date of Outreach *

Time of Outreach

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Number of presentations *

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Hattiesburg Zoo Outreach Program Regulations

The Hattiesburg Zoo is proud to offer the opportunity to bring a little bit of our zoo right to you! In doing so, we ask that all participants adhere to the following regulations:

The presenter(s) will perform a maximum number of three presentations per visit, and will remain onsite for a maximum of three hours.
The host facility is to provide the zoo educator(s) with one medium-sized table unless otherwise stated in the “notes” section of the booking form.
One parking place within 150 feet of the facility doors must be available for zoo staff parking, loading, and unloading.
The person who booked the Outreach Program (or their designee) must be available to "host" the presenter(s) throughout the duration of the presentation. The host should be ready for any combination of the following responsibilities: helping unload/load the van, escorting the presenter to the presentation site, providing a secure location for any and all educational animals and materials should the presenter have to leave the room.
The hosting facility can house no free-roaming animals. No other animals shall enter the area where the presentation is being held for a minimum of 72 hours prior to the presentation date.
The presenter has the authority to end any presentation early, or remove an animal from the presentation should he/she deems necessary.
All presentations must be held in a temperature-appropriate environment. Preferred presentations sites are indoors. If the presentation is to be outside, shade must be provided or the Zoomobile must be allowed into the presentation space to allow for the animals to be in the shade. Outdoor presentations only take place when the temperature is between 70 degrees - 85 degrees.

All members of the Hattiesburg Zoo Education Department are trained to properly handle animal ambassadors, as well as maintain animal and public welfare. If the presenter(s) notice an animal showing signs of distress it is his/her responsibility to remove the animal from the situation. This includes no longer using the animal in question for the presentation(s), or in extreme cases may include ending the presentation early. If a presentation must be ended early, the hosting facility will be given first priority on scheduling a new outreach presentation if they so choose. The presenter(s) may also choose to end a session early if the audience is excessively unruly/loud.

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