Wonderful tour, amazing animals, humane conditions
Zoo to You (Conservation Ambassadors)的点评
点评:My wife is a huge animal lover so I've been looking for a while for a trip like this. But part of that is her being very keen on animal welfare and safety, so in researching a birthday trip with an animal experience, many were ruled out due to the animals being exploited or mistreated. I searched all over the west coast for someoenthing involving a wide variety of animals with an impeccable reputation for how they treat their animals and Conservation Ambassadors was one of the only ones that really fit the bill.
I don't want to be so specific as to ruin the surprise of the experience, but in the two hour private tour with Lisa, we saw such a wide variety of animals and were able to hold, touch, and interact with many of them and were kindly told we couldn't with animals who wouldn't enjoy it or for animals in which it wouldn't be good for them. This was reassuring and we met all of the animals on their own terms (some shy, some downright lap-ready). All along the way, Lisa was a fountain of knowledge about the animal and the property and their goals for rescue and rehabilitation. She could not have been more passionate and dedicated and personable and we left learning a lot without ever feeling lectured. She was a wonderful host and we would love to return.
I was not able to find another program quite like it and we felt good knowing that if the experience felt premium priced, it was because the money was going to a good cause to help a wide variety of animals who we were able to meet in a humane and helpful way. We will most definitely be going back.
翻译:我妻子是个十足的动物爱好者,所以我一直在寻找这样的旅行。但她非常注重动物福利和安全,因此在寻找能让她体验动物的生日旅行时,很多项目都因为动物遭受剥削或虐待而被我排除在外。我几乎找遍了整个西海岸,寻找那些能接触到种类繁多的动物,并且以善待动物著称的项目。“保护大使”(Conservation Ambassadors)是少数几个真正符合她要求的项目之一。
我不想透露太多细节,以免破坏体验的惊喜,但在丽莎(Lisa)带领的两个小时私人导览中,我们看到了种类繁多的动物,并且能够抱抱、触摸和与许多动物互动。丽莎很友好地告诉我们,有些动物不喜欢这样,或者这样做对它们有害,所以我们不能这样做。这让我很放心,而且我们和所有动物的互动都是在它们各自的意愿下进行的(有些害羞,有些则非常亲人)。整个过程中,丽莎对动物、农场以及他们的救助和康复目标都了如指掌,简直就是一本活的百科全书。她热情洋溢、尽职尽责、平易近人,我们离开时受益匪浅,却丝毫没有被说教的感觉。她是一位非常棒的主人,我们非常期待再次光临。
我找不到其他类似的体验项目,而且我们觉得,即使价格略高,也是因为这些钱都用在了帮助各种动物的公益事业上,而我们也得以以人道且有益的方式与它们见面。我们一定会再次参加。