Together with GCT, we were very pleased to release the Tessa book, and conducted a number of local activities with students. Tessa has been a great success already and we are planning to continue our outreach and education sessions in different islands! The El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens supports this important conservation effort to…
Category: South American Wildlife
Meet Tatu the armadillo
Tatu is a southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus). She was born on April 19, 2017 at the Frank Buck Zoo and arrived at the El Paso Zoo when she was just four months old. All of her keepers just love taking care of her and our Education Team will often include her at animal encounters…
Meet Evita, a long-tailed chinchilla
Evita is a long-tailed chinchilla from the Andes mountains of South America. She is presented today in a short video we made with Zoo keeper Prentice. Evita was born at the Atlanta Zoo on January 18, 2017 and came to the El Paso Zoo three months later in April. Chinchillas can best be described as…
Conservation Education 