EVENING ZOO

Experience the wild wonders of Evening Zoo after hours until 8:30 p.m.

Dates: June 21 and 28, July 5, 19 and 26, and August 1

Enjoy the zoo and its wildlife residents on a beautiful summer evening. Take a stroll throughout the zoo and be sure to stop in at Molbak’s Butterfly Garden, Tropical Rain Forest and Willawong Station. An assortment of food and beverages will be available for purchase. Ambassador animal presentations and discovery stations with biofacts and nature-inspired activities are among the Evening Zoo offerings on the spacious North Meadow. Make it a date night or a special evening for the family!

Evening Zoo costs regular zoo admission or is free for zoo members.

WILD ASIA

Wild Asia: Asian Wildlife Conservation Day

Saturday, August 11, 2018
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wild Asia: Asian Wildlife Conservation Day illustrates how the zoo’s partnerships are helping to save the endangered wildlife of Asia and bringing life sustaining commerce to indigenous families. Learn more about issues such as poaching and palm oil, and how your choices and actions can help to save Malayan tigers, greater one-horned rhinos, orangutans, tree kangaroos and other endangered animals. The day is filled with activities including keeper talks, crafts, family activities and more.

Activities Include

10:00 a.m.
Tiger keeper talk with enrichment

10:30 a.m.
Red crowned crane keeper talk with enrichment
Snow leopard keeper / Snow Leopard Trust talk with enrichment

10:45 a.m.
Ambassador Animal training – Alvord Broadleaf Theater

11:00 a.m.
Rhino keeper talk
Tiger Gate Experience

11:30 a.m.
Asian small clawed otter enrichment
Tapir talk with enrichment
Earn Your Wings – Wildlife Theater

Noon
Orangutan keeper talk with enrichment

1:30 p.m.
Sloth Bear Snack
Demoiselle Crane and Asian Brown Tortoise keeper talk

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Rhino Encounter

3:00 p.m.
Red panda keeper talk with enrichment
Ambassador Animal training – Alvord Broadleaf Theater