2023 Veterinary Camps
These Camp Are All New!
New Topics & New Logistics
We have updated and improved our former veterinary camps! All 2023 camps will be limited to one-day, beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m. Tuition covers lunch, snacks, T-shirts, and all camp activities. A large percentage of tuition fees qualify as tax-deductible donations to the North Carolina Zoo Society, a 501(c)3. (Proceeds fund Zoo veterinary needs.)
Our Mission: These one-of-a-kind camps bring future veterinarians and veterinary technicians into the Zoo's veterinary center to explore animal healthcare and to experience snippets of what it is like to work in zoological medicine, the highly-specialized field organized around the complex needs of wild animals living in zoos and in wilderness.
Who Teaches: The Zoo's veterinary staff will lead all three versions of these camps using presentations, demonstrations, laboratory work, and in-depth, hands-on activities to introduce campers to a generalized overview of zoological medicine, which will be followed by experiences that explore techniques and issues related to the unique needs of specified groups or taxa of animals. Each camp will focus on either Mammals; Birds; or Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, and Insects. Except for the general introduction to veterinary medicine, program contents will vary considerably among the three camps, so campers can attend successive camps without repeating the same activities.
Learn more or begin the application process by clicking here.
Junior Veterinary Camps are Suitable for Rising 7th-, 8th and 9th-graders
Saturday, April 22 (REGISTRATION FOR THIS CAMP IS NOW CLOSED)
Saturday, June 10: This camp will focus on birds.
Saturday, September 23: This camp will focus on mammals. THIS CAMP IS FULL: APPLICATIONS ARE FOR WAITLIST ONLY.
View Camp Schedules here.
Senior Veterinary Camps are Suitable for Rising 10th-graders to First-year College Students
The dates and topics for 2023's one-day Senior Camps are as follows:
Saturday, May 6: This camp will focus on the veterinary needs of mammals.
Saturday, July 15: This camp will focus on the veterinary needs of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.
Saturday, August 12: This camp will focus on the veterinary needs of birds.
View Camp Schedules here.
Learn more or begin the application process by clicking here.
2023 Wild Animal Science Camps
Overnight Camps for Future Conservation Scientists
The North Carolina Zoo’s Wild Animal Science Camps provide fun and educational opportunities for young, budding scientists! The camps’ hands-on activities mimic the fieldwork conservation scientists undertake in the wild and offer realistic overviews of what it might be like to follow in the footsteps of conservation heroes, like Jane Goodall or Dian Fossey.
To learn more about these camps or to apply, please visit the North Carolina Zoo's website at: https://www.nczoo.org/education/camps/wild-animal-science-camps.