[House] 🌸Spring News from SF Zoo

Fri Apr 1 14:01:48 PDT 2022

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ZOO HIGHLIGHTS
Join us for ZooFest on May 13!
San Francisco Zoological Society's annual gala, ZooFest, will take place on Friday, May 13, 2022. As the Zoo's most important fundraising event, we're excited to welcome guests back to celebrate in person during "An Evening at the Oasis." Guests will be treated to a sumptuous dinner catered by McCall’s and to a special musical performance by Starship, featuring the amazing Mickey Thomas!

The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented needs at the Zoo and your support is more important than ever. All of the proceeds from ZooFest go towards underwriting the Zoological Society's animal care general operating costs and our youth education and outreach programs.  Get ready for a fun night benefitting a great cause! Click here (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=1a70f0631c&e=7683a9aed3) for more information!
Join us for Eggstravaganza presented by Kinder Joy®!
Hop into spring at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens! Come and experience the beautiful blooms and celebrate Easter during Eggstravaganza presented by Kinder Joy®!

The Easter bunny is heading to SF Zoo on April 16 to host four egg hunts featuring a Kinder Joy® treat and toy. As you explore the zoo, keep your eyes out to spot fascinating facts about a variety animal eggs and make sure to get a photo with the Easter bunny while you’re here!

Participation for each hunt is limited to 150 kids per hunt and reservations must be made in advance. Reservations for the egg hunt open on Monday, April 4 at 10 a.m. Learn more here (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=e6048d7a6d&e=7683a9aed3 ) .

Schedule of Egg Hunts
* 11:00 a.m.: Ages 3-5
* 11:30 a.m.: Ages 6-8
* 12:00 p.m.: Ages 3-5
* 12:30 p.m.: Ages 6-8

To get egg-cited for the Eggstravaganza, check out the "Eggs Gone Wild" quiz (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=51f5c0ed81&e=7683a9aed3) and enter to win a behind-the-scenes tour here at San Francisco Zoo & Gardens once our tours return!
Participate in the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge

The third year of the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge is underway in California and monarchs are on the move! This challenge is a campaign to find out where western monarch butterflies are in early spring. We know they spend winter months in groves along the California Coast. However, we know little about where migratory monarchs are in March and April. Solving the mystery of where they spend the spring is central to conserving and restoring the phenomenon of monarch migration in the West.
How to participate:
1. If you see a monarch outside the overwintering groves, take a picture (don't worry, it can be blurry). We suspect that monarchs spend the spring somewhere between the coast and the Central Valley.
2. Report it to iNaturalist (the app is free), the Western Monarch Milkweed Mappe (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=6ddcea2d3f&e=7683a9aed3) r or email it to monarchmystery at wsu.edu (mailto:monarchmystery at wsu.edu)  and include species, date and location.
3. Be automatically entered to win a variety of prizes every week you report!

Learn more about this cool community science campaign led by Washington State University here (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=a470f2513c&e=7683a9aed3) .
Donate Your Old Electronic Devices to Benefit Gorillas
It's the final month of the Gorillas on the Line (GOTL) campaign! Please donate your used cell phones, smart phones, iPads, iPods, tablets, Apple watches, adapters and chargers, MP3 players, handheld gaming devices and headphones to benefit the annual GOTL campaign through April 30 in the specially designated collection bin located in the Membership Office! Better yet, host a recycle collection in your class, school, or club to help save gorillas.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

This week is Lobo Week which marks the 24th anniversary of Mexican gray wolf’s return to the wild! In 1976, they were designated as an endangered species & from five rescued wolves bred in captivity, 11 wolves were subsequently released into a protected small pocket of Arizona and New Mexico. Those 11 wolves are currently responsible for repopulating the approximate 186 that now live in the wild and about another 220 wolves in managed care like the four sisters here at SF Zoo! These beautiful animals are critical to our ecosystem and we’re proud to share (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=b4c26f29df&e=7683a9aed3) their story.

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