Your hometown zoo is a conservation leader that commits expertise, technology, and funds to help save species every day—like the ones you’ll see if you follow this pathway through the Zoo.
May 18 is Endangered Species Day, which reminds me of one of my favorite Yogi Berra quotes: "I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary." The irony, unfortunately, is that we are the ones who made Endangered Species Day necessary.
New arrivals include pronghorn, a female bongo, three Chacoan peccaries, banded rock rattlesnakes, Southern tamanduas, axolotls, collared anteaters, and a fiery lowland anoa.
After years of volunteering with organizations that her family had long been involved with, Laurie Stoneman wanted something new. “Something that was all mine,” Laurie recollects. Thus began a decades-long Zoo adventure.
This summer, we’re adding some new programs and presentations that will allow visitors to connect with our animals, keepers, and education specialists on a deeper level.
Part adult summer camp, part safari, part immersive art experience, part foodie paradise, our musical Roaring Nights evening for guests 21 and older are back and reinvented for the 2018 season.