Summer hours begin March 2nd and we will be open from 9 AM to 3 PM Wednesdays and Thursdays and until 5 PM on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until the end of summer. Summer Hours (effective March 2 through October 30) 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Wednesday and Thursday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Friday,…
Month: February 2022
Zoo Spotlight: Dyeing Poison Frog
Dyeing Poison Frog Dendrobates tinctorius Status: Least Concern Size: Up to 2” in length Habitat: Forests At the El Paso Zoo: Reptile House Poison frogs get their name from hunters in South America who use the poison on the frog’s skin on the tips of their arrows. The Dyeing poison frog is one of the largest…
The Zoo joins binational effort to save endangered pronghorn
For the first time, wildlife conservationists in a bi-national collaborative partnership to save endangered peninsular pronghorn can now track their movements across harsh desert terrain in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Preserve in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Eight pronghorn antelope were recently fitted with technologically advanced solar-powered, GPS-enabled radio collars that send location updates to a…
Zoo Spotlight: Domestic Koi
Domestic Koi Cyprinus carpio Status: VulnerableSize: Up to 3 feet long Habitat: Fresh water wetlands At the El Paso Zoo: to the right of the Sun Bear Exhibit below the bridge walkway The colorful fish we have living in the Asia section of the Zoo are called Koi. The species has been domesticated from Eurasian or European carp. …
You can help save endangered wildlife as a Conservation Ambassador
Every year over 300,000 people visit the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Zoo visitors are able to connect with different kinds of wildlife from around the world including African lions, reticulated giraffes, jaguars and peninsular pronghorns. Many of them like the Asian elephant, Malayan tiger, Sumatran orangutan and Mexican wolf are critically endangered meaning…
Continue your adventure…
After you visit the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens we hope that you and your family will want to continue your adventure by visiting parks and other natural areas to further your connection with the natural world. Zoo education partners at Franklin Mountains State Park are offering the following activities over the next month….
Przewalski’s horse conservation update
Last month our Zoo learned that the international team working on the reintroduction effort with Russia that will involve transporting by air Przewalski’s horses born in the US, including the El Paso Zoo, is still possible, but questions remain. The ongoing pandemic has made available funds very tight in Russia over the past year and…
Who will champion the return of the condor to Texas?
California condors used to live within an area of Texas we now call Big Bend National Park. Bones have been found in a cave at Mule Ear’s peak. Who is to say that these giant birds once lived all across the Chihuahuan Desert on both sides of the border. This is largely an unknown fact…
Conservation Education 