Sunday`s Featured Performers

46th Annual Sharon Audubon Festival
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Sunday’s Featured Performers
Nature Nick’s Animal
Adventures
Sunday, August 11th, 1:00 pm
N
ature Nick Jacinto is one of the most well-known
animal handlers in the New York tri-state area.
He and his animals have appeared on numerous TV
shows and public events throughout the area. His TV
credits include The Martha Stewart Show, The Wendy
Williams Show, Petkeeping with Marc Morrone, and
Good Morning America. In addition to being a certified
teacher, he is also one of the few animal handlers
in New York State who currently holds six permits
from New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation which allow him to showcase many rare
and unusual exotic animals. The animals used in Nature
Nick’s programs are either former zoo animals who
were injured and could not be placed back on exhibit
or confiscated exotic pets. His shows are fast-paced,
originally scripted and interspersed with his own brand
of humor. Each show features 10-12 animals from all corners of the world including, but not limited to, kangaroos,
monkeys, alligators, gigantic snakes, owls and falcons.
The Wolf Conservation Center
“Atka”
Sunday, August 11th, 3:30 pm
T
he Wolf Conservation Center (WCC), founded in
1999 by Hélène Grimaud, is a private, not-for-profit
environmental education organization located in South
Salem, NY. The WCC’s mission is to promote wolf
conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship
to the environment, and the human role in protecting their
future. The WCC accomplishes this mission through
onsite and offsite education programs emphasizing wolf
biology, the ecological benefits of wolves and other large
predators, and the current status of wolf recovery in the
United States. Atka is the oldest ambassador wolf at the
Wolf Conservation Center (WCC). He arrived at the WCC
from Minnesota when he was just 8 days old. He was
raised by the WCC staff, volunteers, ambassador wolves
and Eno. Eno was the WCC’s resident German Shepherd and ambassador wolf nanny. In 2012, Atka visited almost
160 schools, nature centers, museums and libraries helping people learn about the importance of his wild “brothers
and sisters.”