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Beginning September 1, 2008

Welcome to the El Paso Zoo’s new
Zoo Adventure Program!

El Paso Zoo Adventure Programs have been created for every age group, from toddlers and schoolchildren to adults and seniors.  Each program features an environment rich in discovery opportunities including special animal encounters.  Some programs are seasonal while others are offered throughout the year. In October we are offering Saturday Adventure Teen Camps plus a Holiday Camp between Christmas and New Years. During the months of April and May grandparents looking for quality experiences with their grandchildren will enjoy our Grandpa or Grandma "Special Morning at the Zoo" adventures. A series of Teacher Workshops will begin in November including programs on life in the Chihuahuan Desert, animal adaptations, birds of El Paso and Zoo conservation. Sleepovers, Night Prowls and Toddler Treks are scheduled at different months throughout the year, but are also offered to special groups at almost any time when requested in advance. We call these kinds of programs Zoo On Demand Programs.

Zoo On Demand Programs also include curriculum based animal encounter programs at the Zoo or at local schools designed to help students discover the natural world that we share with the rest of the planet.

Guys and gals on the dating scene looking for a super cool adventure can go on scheduled Night Prowls or Photo Safaris or request a Zoo On Demand Super-deluxe Elephant Experience offering the opportunity to help give our gentle giants their morning bath and breakfast!

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Scheduled Programs
On Demand Programs
(Zoo, schools, and other locations)

A look at the Zoo’s Future

In the next two years, the El Paso Zoo will double in size with an exciting new tortoise-shaped reptile house and a “Passport to Africa” savanna exhibit. Here you will be able to walk or take a Zoo train ride through El Paso’s very own piece of Africa. Our savanna will be home to African lions, zebras, giraffes, antelope, meerkats and other interesting animals. In addition, the Zoo plans to open a new El Paso Water Utilities Discovery Education Center and the El Paso Electric Renewable Energy Demonstration Project “Windows to the Wild Outpost!”

Leopard frog

The Discovery Education Center will feature a fun classroom and exhibits for elementary school groups to learn about our Chihuahuan desert and water conservation.  Zoo educators and volunteers will present a variety of animal encounter programs for visitors on weekends.  The center will include special displays about water conservation, a desert spring exhibit with small animals that live in the water and computer-learning stations.  

Meerkats

Windows to the Wild Outpost will look like a real Africa research station and a colony of meerkats, the playful mongooses seen on Animal Planet's Meerkat Manor, will live in and outside the station.  Solar and wind energy will provide power to the building, while educators and Zoo volunteers help visitors learn about renewable energy and stewardship important to people and wildlife around the world.