Polar Bears International Leadership Camp
PBI’s Leadership Camp attracted worldwide attention when it was launched in the fall of 2004, and it has continued to grow every year since. Frontiers North’s Tundra Buggy® Adventure has been the major sponsor of this program since it was started.
The fall of 2009 marked the sixth year of PBI’s Leadership Camp, which is held in Churchill, Manitoba during the polar bear migration. This year we hosted two camps: one for students and the second for zoo keepers affiliated with our Arctic Ambassador Centers.
The Keeper Camp involved a motivated group that is helping us reach an even wider audience. Keepers carry a unique cachet with zoo guests that can inspire them to do their part to reduce carbon emissions. In addition, as adults, animal keepers have a different level of community involvement than our teen ambassadors. By broadening our line-up of Arctic Ambassadors, PBI hopes to accelerate change at the personal and community levels on behalf of the great white bears.
Photo courtesy of Polar Bears International.
Below are links to video and blogs about the experience.
http://polarbearsinternational.org/student-journals/keeper-blog/