Join us for another fantastic Junior Giraffe Club get together!

Our special guest this month is Hope Swinimer. Born and raised in Argyle, Nova Scotia, she spent most of her time outdoors as a child enjoying everything the natural world had to offer. She knew that she wanted to work with animals in some capacity.

As a manager at Dartmouth Veterinary Hospital in 1995, she took in her first rehab animal – a robin that had been attacked by a cat. Later that year she became certified in Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation from the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Association. This was the beginning of something wonderful!

The Hope for Wildlife organization now takes in over 7,000 wild animals into its care each year. Thousands of visitors are welcomed to its facilities for guided tours, hundreds of offsite educational presentations are given to community and school groups, and a wide range of data is collected from animals treated at its rehabilitation centre.

Plus, we’ll check out some FASCINATING giraffe facts with JGC facilitator Shannon Rutherford. Her enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge is infectious!  

See you there!