wolverinegal
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My name is Brigitte, I currently live and work in Sudbury, ON as a Child and Adult Safety Instructor- and also have worked in the non-profit sector in the last 8 years-
I did work for Al Oeming, at Polar Park- from 1991- I was 21 years old moved from Timmins Ontario, I had studied Animal Sciences, was pursuing my dream job as a zookeeper- I packed my clothes and moved away- alone!
My family and friends were very supportive
The next 9 months, I worked (and lived on site) very hard, from 8am-10pm daily- 7 days a week, even though I became home sick early on, I was devoted to the 2 baby wolverines I was raising- one male, Taiga, and his sister, Aurora. I was on tv, newspapers, radio- this was exciting, the first wolverines born in captivity in Canada-
I also raised other orphaned animals- dears, moose...
The wolverines and I became very close- they were tame with me-
I can go on and on about my days at the zoo- and experience - mostly good- Al Oeming was somewhat a tough boss- many came and went during my stay there- I returned to Timmins 10 months later, then moved back to Edmonton 1 year later, for I was missing the two now full grown wolverines- I worked for the County of Parkland as an Animal Control officer until 1996- but visited the wolverines almost every weekend from 1994-1997-
The zoo closed, the wolverines sold to a Minnesotta zoo, which I drove to visit them in 2000- they were wild now
I hear the Al Oemings son, is working on developing a resort there now
Please visit my on my Facebook - Brigitte Tessier Labby, look through my photos, you will see a picture of Taiga and I
Today I am now a mother, of two, 41 now- and looking to perhaps relocate out west again!
take care
I did work for Al Oeming, at Polar Park- from 1991- I was 21 years old moved from Timmins Ontario, I had studied Animal Sciences, was pursuing my dream job as a zookeeper- I packed my clothes and moved away- alone!
My family and friends were very supportive
The next 9 months, I worked (and lived on site) very hard, from 8am-10pm daily- 7 days a week, even though I became home sick early on, I was devoted to the 2 baby wolverines I was raising- one male, Taiga, and his sister, Aurora. I was on tv, newspapers, radio- this was exciting, the first wolverines born in captivity in Canada-
I also raised other orphaned animals- dears, moose...
The wolverines and I became very close- they were tame with me-
I can go on and on about my days at the zoo- and experience - mostly good- Al Oeming was somewhat a tough boss- many came and went during my stay there- I returned to Timmins 10 months later, then moved back to Edmonton 1 year later, for I was missing the two now full grown wolverines- I worked for the County of Parkland as an Animal Control officer until 1996- but visited the wolverines almost every weekend from 1994-1997-
The zoo closed, the wolverines sold to a Minnesotta zoo, which I drove to visit them in 2000- they were wild now
I hear the Al Oemings son, is working on developing a resort there now
Please visit my on my Facebook - Brigitte Tessier Labby, look through my photos, you will see a picture of Taiga and I
Today I am now a mother, of two, 41 now- and looking to perhaps relocate out west again!
take care
