What:
Second graders from Lowell Elementary in Seattle will enjoy a sneak preview of the zoo’s newest exhibit, Willawong Station. The students will have a fun opportunity to offer seed sticks to free-flying colorful Australian parrots æ they’ll literally have them eating right out of their hands!

When:
Thursday, May 26, 10:15 a.m.

Where:
Enter the zoo through the ARC near the West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N. The ARC is locked. Staff will meet and escort you. Willawong Station is located in the zoo’s Australasia exhibit near the zoo’s North Entrance. Late arrivals may enter through the West or North Entrance and proceed to the exhibit.

Info:
Woodland Park Zoo’s newest walk-thru experience, Willawong Station, opens Saturday, May 28. Visitors are transported to the world of Australian parrots with nearly 150 free-flying birds including: budgerigars (known as parakeets or budgies), cockatiels (the smallest member of the cockatoo family) and rosellas. Willawong Station encourages visitors to not only discover more about the birds they are interacting with, but to learn about responsible care and conservation for birds both in the wild and at home. Visitors will be charged an additional admission of $1, which includes a seed stick to feed the birds; free for kids 2 and under; $1 for each additional seed stick.

For more information about Willawong Station, check out Woodland Park Zoo’s Web site at www.zoo.org. For general zoo information, log on the zoo’s Web site or call 206.684.4800.

Opening festivities: Saturday, May 28, beginning 9:30 a.m.
Opening day festivities will include tattoos, fun giveaways and much more. Activities are free with zoo admission and will take place at the South Entrance Plaza at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, 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.