• Did you know that the Visitor Education team runs programs for our daily visitors every day the Zoo is open?
  • Did you know that in the last 5 years the Visitor Education team has spoken with more than a million visitors?
 
Daily Visitor Programs
ImageJoin our Zoo naturalists forlively presentations that willget you a little closer to nature!

 

Effective May 22-September 6, 2010

TimeDescriptionLocation
10:00amWelcome to the Zoo North Gate
10:30amCreature Feature: Meet a live animal up close and personal. TransAlta Rainforest Building
10:30amDinosaurs Alive Creature Feature Karsten Discovery Center
11:00amGorilla Lore – Get the scoop on troops in the wild and at the zoo! Gorilla Enclosure, TransAlta Rainforest Building
11:30amBear Tales: What’s important in a bear’s world? We’ll share the secret!Canadian Wilds Grizzly Enclosure
NoonElephants Crossing: They’re the largest land animal that walks the Earth today-and we have some BIG reasons you should care about them! Elephant Crossing Building
NoonDinosaurs Alive – Learn more about these creatures that ruled the earth for over 180 million years! PHP Amphitheatre
12:30pmCSI Savannah: A crime has been committed on the plains of the savannah...together we’ll solve the mystery and learn how savannah animals cope with the challenges of their environment. Savannah Lawn
1:00pmCreature Feature Australia Australia -Creatures of the Night building
1:00pmDinosaurs Alive – Learn more about these creatures that ruled the earth for over 180 million years! PHP Amphitheatre
1:30pmTroop Snoop: Get the scoop on troops in the wild and at the Zoo. Learn how recycling your cell phone can help gorillas too. Transalta Rainforest Building
2:00 pmYear of the Tiger: Join us to celebrate these incredible creatures and learn how you can support tiger conservation in the wild. Tiger Amphitheatre
2:30 pmElephants Crossing: They’re the largest land animal that walks the Earth today-and we have some BIG reasons you should care about them!Elephant Crossing Building
3:00 pmTroop Snoop: Get the scoop on troops in the wild and at the Zoo. Learn how recycling your cell phone can help gorillas too. Transalta Rainforest Building
3:30pmDinosaurs Alive – Learn more about these creatures that ruled the earth for over 180 million years! PHP Amphitheatre
4:00pmCreature Feature: We hope you’ve had an amazing Zoo journey. Join us to meet a live animal as you wind up your day. Karsten Discovery Centre

 

ImageIn addition to our scheduled daily visitor programs, look for our Docent and Interpreter biofact touch tables located on Zoo grounds. Locations and biofacts vary throughout the day. We would like to thank ConocoPhillips for their generous sponsorship of our biofact collection.Image