What:
Hear about Woodland Park Zoo’s Wildlife Adventures Tanzania Wildlife Safari at a slide-illustrated pre-trip lecture. Presenter, Bruce Bohmke, Woodland Park Zoo’s deputy director, will prepare you for your Safari.

When:
Thursday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo’s ARC near the zoo’s West Gate at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N. Parking is free.

Cost:
Pre-trip lecture: Free.

Info:
Tanzania - October 1-15, 2004
Join Woodland Park Zoo’s Deputy Director Bruce Bohmke to explore Tanzania’s spectacular national parks and reserves. Sinya Reserve is home to large herds of bull elephants, striped hyena, Maasai giraffe, lion and leopard. Meet members of the local Maasai community to learn about the culture of these nomadic pastoralists. At Tarangire National Park, Tanzania’s third largest national park, you’ll meet with elephant researcher Charles Foley. Game drives will take you in search of the park’s resident animal populations: antelope, elephant, hyena, giraffe and leopard. Visit Lake Manyara to search for tree-climbing lion, Cape buffalo, and view thousands of flamingos in the soda lake. Descend 2,000 feet along the steep walls of the Ngorongoro Crater onto the floor of this ancient caldera to view black-maned lion, the endangered black rhino, hippo, wildebeest and zebra. Enjoy a bush walk near Ol Moti Crater. Game drives and bush walks in the vast wilderness of the Serengeti will provide opportunities to witness the annual wildebeest migration. Cost: $6,550 per person, includes round-trip airfare from Seattle. Optional 6-day extension to Zanzibar includes a Spice Tour of the islands, and a visit to the Jozani Forest. Cost: $1,086.

Woodland Park Zoo’s Wildlife Adventures Travel Program offers affordable and exciting opportunities to encounter animals in the wild, explore exotic destinations and experience local cultures. Guided by experienced zoo staff and other local wildlife experts, Wildlife Adventures introduces travelers to scientists engaged in field research and conservation activities.

For more information, call the zoo’s Wildlife Adventures Travel Program office at 206-233-2509, or 206-684-4026 (TTY), or visit the Travel Section of zoo’s Web site.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, top award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.