On Saturday, August 8th, from 9:30a – 3p, the Woodland Park Zoo has scheduled a day of events in honor of Asian Wildlife Conservation. Celebrate Asia’s most endangered and elusive creatures, from the Malayan tigers to snow leopards, and learn more about these amazing animals and what the Zoo – and all of us – can do to protect them.
Activities, and the specific locations and times, will be posted at Zoo entrances and is downloadable as an app. The schedule so far is:
- 9:45a – Tiger talk and enrichment
- 10a – Siamang keeper talk, and learn more about the ‘Year of the Gibbon’
- 10:30a – Tree kangaroo Q & A
- 11a – Orangutan keeper talk with enrichment
- 11:30a – Sloth bear snack
- 11:30a – Snow leopard enrichment, keeper and snow leopard trust talk
- 1p – Tapir keeper talk
- 1:30p – Hornbill keeper talk
- 1:30p – 3p – Asian reptile conservation talk featuring turtles, behind the carousel
- 2p – Tiger gate experience
- 3p – Red panda keeper talk
In addition, expect to find kids’ crafts, coloring activities, collectible animal cards being handed out, prize drawings, information on Initiative 1401 and opportunities to help save the tigers.
All events are free, with paid entry to the Zoo. Buy tickets to the Zoo in advance, on-line, or at the gates. Find more information about Asian Wildlife Conservation Day, and all Zoo activities, at Zoo.org