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Zoo Camps

Zoo camps give kids the keys to the animal cages! There are several zoo camps across Ontario where kids can spend summer time to get hands on experience with animals and learn firsthand what life is like inside the zoo. Of course, they get to meet many of the animals face-to-face. For kids who love wildlife and animals zoo camp offers the experience of a lifetime.

A zoo camp is usually organized as a residential summer camp program that gives campers a chance to work with animals in a zoological park. Younger children may have activities like games, songs, activities, animal visits, stories, crafts and walk-abouts. Older children may undergo advanced training in zoo maintenance and even animal behavior. Teens can explore animal behavior, wildlife conservation and career options at these zoo camps.

Some activities at zoo camps include:
• Zoo keeping - Cleaning, feeding and watering at the zoo.
• Animal sharing: Free time with the animals.
• Wildlife safari: Campers learn about wildlife and the environment. Night safaris teach about nocturnal animals.
• Hiking: Learning to identify native plants and animals.
• Orienteering: Using a compass to navigate the woods.
• Animal tracking: Identifying the footprints of deer, raccoons, chipmunks, bears, and more.

Campers can also choose from a variety of activities taught by SCBI scientists and keepers. Outdoor living skills, arts and crafts, tree climbing, sports and campfires may also be included. Talent shows, presentations, biking and outdoor sports are also organized by zoo camps. In fact, these camps may cover every aspect of the zoo and aquarium that affects the wellbeing of the animals like nutrition, enclosures, security, exercise and enrichment, veterinary care, contact with visitors and so on. Campers at zoo camps are taught about endangered species, extinct animals, wildlife art, tribal art and many related subjects too.

List of Camps

camp name	(category)
description	city, province/state
Safari Zoo Camp This animal camp at Jungle Cat Wold Zoo offers a variety of activities including hiking, swimming, biking and of course animal interaction. Camp Specialties: Animals, Environment, Outdoor Living, Science	Overnight – Adventure/Computer/Education/Science Southern Durham Region — Ontario
Bugs Without Borders Inc. Children will learn how to identify an insect from other arthropods, investigate how and what insects eat, where they live, and what benefit they are in our shared world and so much more. Camp Specialties: Animals, Science	Day Camp – Computer/Education/Science Toronto — Ontario
Camp Safari Science At Safari Science camps, kids learn about life and earth sciences, interact with animals, conduct experiments, play games and have other fun with science and learning. Camp Specialties: Science, Animals	Day Camp – Computer/Education/Science Oakville — Ontario
Sunnybrook Stables Riding Camp This horseback riding camp offers summer camp and March Break programs where campers get twice daily riding lessons and testing. Camp Specialties: Horseback Riding/Equestrian, Animals	Day Camp – Sports Toronto — Ontario
Toronto Zoo - Zoo Camp Located at Toronto Zoo, this offers unique programs to stimulate kids' interest in the natural world. Go behind the scenes at Ontario's largest zoo. Camp Specialties: Animals, Environment	Day Camp – Adventure Toronto — Ontario
Toronto Zoo Serengeti Bush Camp A uniquely wild adventure camp in the GTA, where kids (six and older only) stay overnight and explore the African Savanna right in Toronto. Camp Specialties: Animals, Environment	Day Camp – Family Camps/Resorts Toronto — Ontario
Ways of the Woods Day Camp This Halton region summer camp travels to different conservation areas each week, with various activities. Year round programs also offered. Camp Specialties: Environment, Animals	Day Camp – Traditional Milton — Ontario
Camp Mère Clarac Located on the banks of Rivière Ouareau, we have a magnificent site of 115 acres of land with unique and safe facilities, making it one of the most beautiful camp sites in Quebec.	Overnight – Sports Mont-Tremblant — Quebec
Frontier Trails Camp & Outdoor Education Centre This eastern Ontario summer camp offers day and overnight programs and a variety of activities from horseback riding to ESL to paintball, more.	Day & Overnight – Traditional/International/Travel Eganville — Ontario Ottawa — Ontario
Downsview Park Summer Dayz Camp This interactive, educational and energetic day camp will provide your child with an unforgettable week of fun! The week includes different themes such as wildlife, science, sports, art and nature.	Day Camp – Traditional/Sports Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
Camp Frenda Summer camp in the heart of the Muskokas. Outdoor activities include horseback riding, rock climbing, water skiing and many others.	Overnight – Traditional Port Carling — Ontario
Camp Joshua Equestrian Camp Kids enjoy outdoor adventure and horseback riding lessons at this camp ideally located between Guelph and Toronto, also featuring a residential program for girls.	Overnight – Sports Guelph — Ontario
Camp Kahuna Halton region camp offering leadership training and a variety of sports including biking, swimming, hiking and much more.	Day & Overnight – Traditional Milton — Ontario Burlington — Ontario Throughout Ontario
Camp Kodiak Integrated residential summer camp for children & teens with and without ADHD, LD, NLD and AS. Social skills program, academic program and 50+ activities.	Overnight – Special Needs Parry Sound — Ontario
Camp Mariste Quebec summer camp with specialized programs in cinema and horseback riding. Activities include numerous other sports.	Overnight – Traditional Rawdon — Quebec
Forest Hill Training Centre Inc. Forest Hill Training Center Inc. is a private show stable and a semi-private riding school in the rolling Caledon hills.	Day Camp – Sports Greater Toronto Area — Ontario
Frontier Trails ESL Camp Programs are geared to encourage speaking as opposed to writing proficiency. By using picture images, with English labels, each child gains a certain level of familiarity with the terminology presented.	Day & Overnight – Traditional Eganville — Ontario
Glenbrook Day Camp at Willowgrove Offering a choice of day camp or overnight camp, this Toronto summer camp offers arts and sports activities and much more.	Day Camp – Traditional Markham — Ontario
Keewaydin This boys' and girls' camp offers wilderness adventure and a traditional summer camp experience from which your child will grow.	Overnight – Adventure Throughout Ontario
Kemur Equestrian Girls Camp This all-girls camp in Cambridge, Ontario focuses on horseback riding and related equestrian skills, as well as outdoor activities like games, campfires and skits.	Overnight – Sports Cambridge — Ontario
Natureways Outdoor Education Summer Camp This camp lets kids from Ajax, Pickering, Markham and the rest of the GTA learn about plants and animals, acquire survival skills, do arts and crafts and much more.	Day Camp – Adventure Pickering — Ontario Southern Durham Region — Ontario Northern Durham Region — Ontario
Planet Kids Oakville YMCA Camps are found at several locations across the city with activities including swimming, day trips and more. Learn more!	Day Camp – Traditional Mississauga — Ontario
Richmond Hill Country Club Day Camp There's much more than golf at this summer camp, including tennis and swimming as well as arts programs including dance. ADHD integrated.	Day Camp – Traditional Richmond Hill — Ontario
Royal Ontario Museum Summer Club Diverse Toronto summer camp (with March Break programs) offering kids programs in environment and science as well as arts and more.	Day Camp – Traditional Toronto — Ontario
Rustic Pathways Rustic Pathways offers quality travel to Australia, Africa, New Zealand, The Fiji Islands, Thailand, Costa Rica, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mexico, Peru, Burma and New Orleans.	Overnight – International/Travel International
SANS SOUCI RIDING CENTRE INC. A bilingual Quebec summer camp with a focus on horseback riding and equestrian instruction. Other activities include sports like soccer and more.	Overnight – Sports Ste. Clotilde — Quebec
Science and Technology Summer Camps UOIT Get a unique science and tech education in this program by the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, ideal for children from Ajax and elsewhere in the GTA.	Day Camp – Computer/Education/Science Oshawa — Ontario
Science North Summer Science Camps Science North offers fun and educational Summer Science Camps in English and French for children of all ages in over 25 communities across Northeastern and Northwestern Ontario!	Day Camp – Computer/Education/Science Greater Sudbury and Vicinity — Ontario Sault Ste Marie — Ontario
SimplySmart Summer Camp (SSSC) SimplySmart summer camp has a large variety of camps that the kids will love from arts, dance, science, martial arts, tennis and the list goes on and on.	Day Camp – Arts/Dance/Music Mississauga — Ontario Mississauga — Ontario
Timberline Ranch Known for its delicious, home-style food, friendly staff, beautiful, convenient location, and exceptional programs, Timberline is open all year for camps, retreats, youth groups, banquets, and conferences.	Day & Overnight – Traditional Vancouver — British Columbia
Zodiac Day Camp Conveniently located for many GTA parents, this traditional kids day camp offers arts and sports activities, March Break programs and more.	Day Camp – Traditional Toronto — Ontario

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