Set in the heart of Portland’s massive Washington Park is the Oregon Zoo. The Oregon Zoo opened in 1888 under the name Washington Park Zoo after an animal collector donated his animals to the City of Portland, but it has seen many changes since that time from changes to location within the park to various…
“In conservation, the motto should always be ‘never say die’.” ~Gerald Durrell For as long as I can remember I’ve been passionate about wildlife and was determined that I would one day work with the beautiful, exotic animals I saw in the zoo like monkeys, tigers and even hyenas. Yes, you read that right –…
When I visited Seattle I knew for sure I wanted to go to Woodland Park Zoo but I also wanted to see and learn a little more about the local fauna and decided Seattle Aquarium was the place to go for all things fish, mammal and bird related to Puget Sound. The Seattle Aquarium is…
Have you ever trekked Australia’s Outback? How about South America’s rainforests? Have you seen a bear in the wild? Well, if these are some of the items on your bucket list than perhaps a stroll through San Francisco Zoo’s Outback Walkabout, encounters with some amazing South American animals and getting up close with bears in…
After sending the last of the elephants to a sanctuary the San Francisco Zoo has now turned the old Pachyderm Building into an educational exhibit hall. During my visit in the spring of 2014 the exhibit was ‘The Scoop on Poop’. I know you’re probably thinking, ‘disgusting! Who wants to learn about poop?!’ but this is a…
“Where am I, Africa?”, I thought to myself as I entered San Francisco Zoo’s Africa Region. Ahead of me was a sprawling, 3 acre, savanna with beautiful oryx grazing alongside zebra, duiker, zudu and even ostrich and crowned cranes. Standing guard, with hunched shoulders and permanent scowl, perched on a massive nest was the marabou stork. Then…
When someone says San Francisco images of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Pier 39 spring to mind, but one of my favourite attractions is the San Francisco Zoo. Established in 1929, the San Francisco Zoo is now home to over 1000 animals that represent over 250 species from around the world and all on a…
Lady of the Zoos 