Mogo Wildlife Park faced serious danger a year ago when bushfires took over Australia. Then, Chad described the conditions as “apocalyptic” but felt he and staff have successfully defended the zoo because they enacted their fire defense plan. He even took several smaller animals, including red pandas and small monkeys, to his own home. Chad and his team saved every single animal.

Praising his team’s efforts, Chad said, “The smaller animals we caught and took inside. The larger, dangerous animals – big cats, gorillas – we put them into their night houses so we could protect them there.”

This is just one of the many examples, showing the lengths this man will go to for animals and their well-being.

“I believe zoos and wildlife parks are the most amazing places where animals and people have real opportunities to interact and make connections and I’m so thankful to be part of that,” Chad concluded.