“Every Texan can participate in protecting our feathered friends by simply turning off their lights at night…Taking action now is vital because every spring and fall, between a third and a quarter of all birds migrating at night through the United States travel through Texas.” – Former First Lady and Texan by Nature Founder, Laura…
Month: March 2022
Make plans to celebrate National Wolf Awareness Week
The wolf pack will howl the third week in October. That is the week every year marked as the official National Wolf Awareness Week. It’s a week to celebrate their unique place in the animal kingdom, and learn more about their threatened place in the natural world today. Inspired by a large new wolf sculpture…
Continue your adventure at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park was authorized by an act of Congress (Public Law 89-667) in 1966 to preserve “an area possessing outstanding geological values together with scenic and other natural values of great significance.” The park was formally established in 1972 with an area of 76,293 acres. Today, Guadalupe Mountains National Park includes 86,416 acres…
Our Lion pride is changing
In the wild a typical pride of lions consists of about six related females, their offspring and two to three males. Like lion prides in the wild, members of lion prides in zoos are always changing as older animals die and offspring are born. Changes in our lion pride at the Zoo have been ongoing…
Zoo Spotlight: Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Palawan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis Status: Vulnerable Size: Up to 20” in length Habitat: Costal lowland and deep forests. At the El Paso Zoo: Asia Forest Exhibit Palawan Peacock Pheasants are endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines where they are featured prominently in the culture of the indigenous people of Palawan. They are…
Trees are crucial to our future
There is probably no other conservation initiative undertaken at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens more challenging than the one we are working on now. In addressing threats from climate change to humanity, our environment and our quality of life, the vision of our climate change plan calls for the Zoo to be a…
UPDATE – Adopt an Agave, Over 100 people signed up!
By Dr. Kristen Lear, Endangered Species Interventions Specialist at Bat Conservation International Thanks to social media and all of our social media partners we have registered over 100 people to Adopt-An-Agave. At this time registration is closed. With Earth Day approaching on April 22, the El Paso Zoo is partnering with Bat Conservation International to…
New Hope for the wolf in Texas
An exciting new effort to help bring back the wolf to Texas made its mark with the US Fish and Wildlife Service earlier this month at a public hearing. Hope Carr is the Education Manager at the Austin Zoo and is chair of the Texas Lobo Coalition, a non-profit group focused on working with landowners…
Zoo Spotlight: Plush-crested Jay
Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops Status: Least Concern Size: Up to 14” in length Habitat: Forests in South America At the El Paso Zoo: South American Pavilion Plush-crested Jays are found in many parts of South America including northern Argentina, Paraguay, the northern and eastern parts of Bolivia and Brazil. They live in flocks of up…
Conservation Education 