After a very fun filled first day of camp, the MATZ crew gathered up their sleeping belongings and headed over to Immersion to swag out next to the Sumatran Tiger and Orangutan. To our fortune, we had the gorgeous Sumatran…

On the 31st of January the mentor team visited the ‘Mega Adventure Park’, located at West Beach, and tackled the epic team work challenge. This involved introductory mini games to promote and develop our team work skills, climbing the high…

After a couple of busy days out working hard for conservation and making new friendships, the 2018 YATZ were able to find their calm and reflect on their new/pre-existing connections to nature by venturing on a night walk and by…

The YATZ Induction camp overall was amazing. Meeting new people and everyone being so friendly, it was easy to just join in whatever they were doing/talking about. The top stand out, out of all the camp was the team work…

After a long day of hard work and amazing memories made, many of our YATZ group settled in for the night or stayed up chatting. Some of us, though, had a special job: in groups of three, we signed up…

Just like the different species that create balance and helps its surroundings thrive; together, each of our own individual difference make our world just a bit better. Behind the Scenes in the Natives Department we were in different groups and worked…

Introducing our 40 YATZ (Youth at the Zoo) and our 7 MATZ (Mentors of the Zoo) of 2018 If you see them around across both sites, say hi, introduce yourselves. These youth are an amazing lot who represent a whole…

Over the year of 2017, 37 valued Members of Zoos SA’s YATZ program have dedicated a minimum of 100 hours of conservation investment to their growth as a leader in conservation and as an active global citizen in the community….