Daisy Girl Scouts visited the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens on August 3 to have FUN, make new friends, experience outdoor activities and learn new life skills. On this day the troop worked on earning their Three Cheers for Animals Journey Badge with the help of the Zoo’s new Art as a Conservation Tool…
Month: August 2022
Discover the South American Pavilion
The South American Pavilion has the Zoo’s greatest diversity of animals inside a climate controlled building. Most of the animals in the Pavilion are from the Amazon rainforest. The overall health of the Amazon is critical to the survival of life on earth in that the rainforest in South America releases 20 billion tons of…
Special Zoom Presentation – Zoo Conservation Update 2022
You are invited to listen in on a virtual report about the Zoo’s conservation efforts here in El Paso and around the world. We will pick a time and date after we have polled our readers on the best day of the week and time. Please fill out the registration form below and we will…
Zoo and Franklin Mountains State Park to host Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta
18th Annual Chihuahuan Desert FiestaSaturday, September 24, 2022 – at the El Paso Zoo, 10:30am to 3:00pmSunday, September 25, 2022 – at Tom Mays section of Franklin Mountains State Park and Castner Range – Pre-registration Required Jason Ricketts who is a geologist at UTEP and studies the geologic history of New Mexico and western Texas,…
Advocate for Climate Change
by Robert D. Vines PE, C.P.M. Note – Robert is on the Board of Directors of the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition, one of the Zoo’s most important education partners. Advocate Elect Legislators who are Pro-Earth. – El Paso is in good shape here, but our officials are in the minority in the state capital, and on…
How wildlife is impacted by climate change – the plight of the Grey-headed Albatross
Helping people connect the dots between climate change and their quality of life is a big challenge, mainly because many have not been able to see how climate change is impacting their daily lives. Here at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens we plan to report to you on how our quality of life…
Eight species at the Zoo are critically endangered
Many of the animals at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens are endangered. As a result, one of our most important goals is to support efforts to save endangered species through captive breeding and conservation efforts in the wild. Examples of endangered species include golden lion tamarins, Przewalski’s horses, Asian elephants and black-footed ferrets….
Zoo supports hornbill conservation project in Thailand
By Guest Blogger – Kirsten Pisto, Woodland Park Zoo Over the past two years with support from the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Garden’s Round Up Fund, our Conservation Committee has supported the Woodland Park Zoo’s Thailand Hornbill Project. When it comes to conservation, the Asian Hornbill AZA Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) program is…
Conservation Education 