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Special May Events at the San Francisco Zoo

By Kris T. May 7, 2014

The amazing San Francisco Zoo is busy in May with 3 upcoming special events! These events are offered in addition to the SF Zoo's regular features such as the newly built Elinor Friend Playground, the Talking Storybook KeysLittle Puffer Steam TrainDentzel CarouselThe Scoop On Poop special exhibit running through May 11, and all the wonderful animal exhibits.

 

 


For a Mother's Day outing or anytime, May is a great month to bring your family and visit the San Francisco Zoo!


SF Zoo May Special Events

May 10: Grand Opening of our new Red Panda exhibit

We're thrilled to announce the arrival of an adorable new red panda! Be among the first to see this crazy-cute 10-month-old male red panda in his custom-made digs. In March, Pete Nelson and his crew from the Animal Planet show Treehouse Masters built a brand-new home especially for the unique needs of this species, and now it's time for the big reveal.The show featuring the SF Zoo’s red panda treehouse construction will air in June for the show’s 1.3 million viewers, be sure to tune in. The San Francisco Zoo is thrilled to welcome this species, which is native to the eastern Himalayas and western China and faces the threat of severely reduced habitat due to human encroachment. Please come meet this great little guy and welcome him to our Zoo. 

 

May 16: Endangered Species Day
Info coming soon ..

May 23: Grand Opening of Washed Ashore
Washed Ashore is a project of The Artula Institute for Arts & Environmental Education, whose mission is to provide opportunities to express and teach environmental issues through the arts. Through spectacular, giant sea life sculptures made with debris that has “washed ashore,” this project creates awareness about marine debris and plastic pollution and gives new meaning to the common plastic items we throw in the garbage every day. Under the leadership of Angela Haseltine Pozzi, community members of all ages have worked together to clean up our beaches and process the debris into art supplies to construct giant sculptures of the sea life most affected by plastic pollution. This has resulted in thousands of pounds of debris removed from local beaches and turned into these amazing works of art. This exhibition has special meaning to the Zoo, as it combines our conservation-focused mission with unique location on the Pacific Ocean. Our deepest thanks go to a longtime Zoo supporter who has underwritten this exhibit, making it possible to bring this important show to our visitors.