Come to Moraine Valley Community College to see Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom animal specialist Peter Gros, Saturday, April 14, and stay at the nearby and affordable Motel 6 Chicago Hotel in Tinley Park!

Peter Gros will be showing video highlights of his career with animals and talking about his mentor, Marlin Perkins. He will also be bringing along some animals!

Peter Gros has nearly 30 years of field experience with wildlife. In his former position as Director of Land Animals and Vice President at Marine World/Africa USA, he and his team established breeding programs for hundreds of endangered animals. He also developed a rehabilitation program for birds of prey, as well as the largest captive breeding colony of ostriches in the United States. He is a licensed U.S.D.A. exhibitor and a wildlife lecturer for the  Natural History Association, and a trustee for the Cheetah Conservation Fund.

He is a frequent lecturer on conservation and preservation at universities, zoos, theaters and nature and science centers around the nation. His goal is to share his passion for the natural world with young people across the planet, inspiring them to protect animals both locally and globally. We need to continue to deliver a powerful message about how each of us can make a daily difference in preserving our natural world, Gros says.

The Dorothy Menker Theater at Moraine Valley Community College is located at 9000 West College Parkway in Palos Hills. For tickets, go online to https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/ sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=MVCC&event=GROS18&tck=true and follow the prompts.

The Motel 6 Chicago Hotel in Tinley Park, just minutes away from the Tri-State Tollway and the Dorothy Menker Theater’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom animal specialist Peter Gros show, features very affordable room rates, including special AAA and AARP discounts. Enjoy the free breakfast and fitness room. Free parking. Call the property direct at 708-371-5600.