Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
Gear up for Fourth of July at Woodland Park Zoo’s “Red, White & Zoo.” Animals throughout the zoo will be treated to star-shaped popsicles, watermelons and apples. Visitors can hear zookeepers talk about how treats and other activities are part of the zoo’s ongoing enrichment program to help enrich the lives of the zoo’s animals, promote natural animal behavior, keep animals mentally stimulated and provide added enjoyment for visitors.

A full schedule is available on the Red, White & Zoo page of the zoo’s Web site and at zoo entries.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo. Enter through the South Entrance at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave N.; the West Entrance at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave N. or the North Entrance off N. 59th St. & Phinney Ave. N.

Info:
Summer hours: 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. daily. For more information and how to become a zoo member, call 206.684.4800 or 684.4026 (TTY), or visit the zoo’s Web site at www.zoo.org.

Zoo admission: Adult (13-64) $10.50; Child (3-12) $7.50; Toddler (0-2) Free. Seniors and disabled receive a discount and zoo members receive free zoo admission year-round.

Parking: $4.00. Parking is limited. Please call Metro at 206.553.3000 for bus service to the zoo.

Visit the ZooStore near the South Entrance for unique gifts and zoo souvenirs. Open daily during regular zoo hours. Hungry or thirsty? Stop by the Rain Forest Food Pavilion near the zoo’s West Entrance or the Outback Café on the east side of the zoo. Open daily during regular zoo hours.

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.