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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.  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.  Most encounter programs at the Zoo are held in the new El Paso Water Utilities Discovery Education Center.  Other programs are held at other education areas including the Cisneros Paraje, Asia Discovery Center and behind the scenes. 

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

A look at the Zoo’s Future

In the next year 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 the El Paso Electric Renewable Energy Demonstration Project “Windows to the Wild Outpost!”

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.