Woodland Park Zoo- PRESS RELEASE

October 5, 2006

Calendar Advisory:

See the other side of Woodland Park Zoo - Eye-to-Eye tours

Contact:
Gigi Allianic, Wendy Hochnadel
206.684.4838; c:206.349.3533
gigi.allianic@zoo.org

What:
Experience the zoo in a different way! Take the Northern Trail: North American Wonders Eye-to-Eye tour and join keepers behind the scenes to see some of North America’s most beautiful animals on November 5. Feed carrots to the elk, go behind the scenes at the otter exhibit and watch a keeper offer enrichment items to the wolves. Please be aware this program includes areas with stairs and uneven surfaces.

Eye-to-Eye tours are available for adults and children 8 years and older; individual attendees must be at least 18 years old.

When:
1:00 to 2:30 p.m., Sunday, November 5.

Where:
Woodland Park Zoo, N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N., Seattle.

Cost:
45 per person for Woodland Park Zoo members; $55 per person for non-members
.

How:
Advance registration is required. For a registration form, visit the Eye-to-Eye tours page on the zoo's Web site. Mail in form with payment or fax form to 206.233.2663. Phone registrations are not accepted. If you would like a registration form mailed to you, call 206.684.4841.

Info:
For more information about this Eye-to-Eye tour and other zoo classes and programs, call 206.684.4841 or visit www.zoo.org.

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.

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