Earth Day at the Zoo
Name:
Earth Day at the Zoo
Date:
April 22, 2021
Time:
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
Website:
https://fb.me/e/1oN3trTi4
Event Description:
Earth Day Activities and Schedule
4/22/2021 – Zoo will be open extended hours 2 pm – 6 pm
Animal Welfare Committee Booth:
Learn about animal welfare: how zookeepers train and enrich animals’ daily lives to provide a positive, naturalistic environment and healthy living conditions.
Enrichment Committee Booth:
Enrichment Committee focuses on the natural behavior that animals exhibit and how we can encourage them! We will have a small enrichment item that you can build, and you can address it to your favorite species or animal.
Conservation Committee Booth:
Learn what our zoo is doing for conservation efforts local and abroad while also learning about what you can do at home to help protect amazing species!
Employee Engagement Committee
Come meet the Employee Engagement Committee that is dedicated to improving the morale of the staff and write a thank you note to some of the employees.
***Additional Giraffe Feeding 4pm – 5pm***
*** Extended Animal Encounters Hours till 5:30pm***
Training Committee:
Training committee in action! There will be 15-20 minute training sessions at each of the exhibits listed below. Keepers from each animal department will be conducting a training session to show off their hard work and the important behaviors we use to better take care of our animals. A member of the training committee will be there to chat with guests and answer any questions during the training session. We will discuss topics such as why we train, the basics of operant conditioning, and the tools we use to accomplish our training goals.
Training Schedule
4/22/2021 – Zoo will be open extended hours 2 pm – 6 pm
Animal Welfare Committee Booth:
Learn about animal welfare: how zookeepers train and enrich animals’ daily lives to provide a positive, naturalistic environment and healthy living conditions.
Enrichment Committee Booth:
Enrichment Committee focuses on the natural behavior that animals exhibit and how we can encourage them! We will have a small enrichment item that you can build, and you can address it to your favorite species or animal.
Conservation Committee Booth:
Learn what our zoo is doing for conservation efforts local and abroad while also learning about what you can do at home to help protect amazing species!
Employee Engagement Committee
Come meet the Employee Engagement Committee that is dedicated to improving the morale of the staff and write a thank you note to some of the employees.
***Additional Giraffe Feeding 4pm – 5pm***
*** Extended Animal Encounters Hours till 5:30pm***
Training Committee:
Training committee in action! There will be 15-20 minute training sessions at each of the exhibits listed below. Keepers from each animal department will be conducting a training session to show off their hard work and the important behaviors we use to better take care of our animals. A member of the training committee will be there to chat with guests and answer any questions during the training session. We will discuss topics such as why we train, the basics of operant conditioning, and the tools we use to accomplish our training goals.
Training Schedule
- 2:30 pm - Blaze and Ember (African Crested Porcupines)
- 3:00 pm - Abbie and Pebbles (Hamadryas Baboons)
- 3:30 pm - Nandi (African Lion)
- 3:45 pm - Omar’s Birthday Party! Enrichment Session
- 4:00 pm - Caesar (African Serval)
- 4:30 pm - Briar (Common Marmoset)
- 5:00 pm - Boodah (American Black Bear)
- 5:30 pm - Contact Barn (Goats!)
