[House] Early Bird Pricing for ZooFest 2022!

Fri Mar 18 15:01:08 PDT 2022

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ZOO HIGHLIGHTS
You're Invited to 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! There are only two more weeks to take advantage of early bird pricing, which ends on March 31, 2022. For more information, please email zoofest at sfzoo.org (mailto:zoofest at sfzoo.org) .
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=0cdaa55b66&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=0cbf7cb011&e=7683a9aed3) .
Donate Your Old Electronic Devices to Benefit Gorillas
We are officially halfway through the Gorillas on the Line (GOTL) campaign! GOTL works with ECO-CELL, an electronics recycling company to tally and recycle old electronic devices, with a portion of the funds generated through the recycling of these devices going to AZA’s Gorilla SAFE, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society for support of on-ground protection of Grauer’s and cross river gorillas. 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 Gorillas on the Line (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.
Construction Updates

We want to share that construction began this week at the Lion House. At this time, the viewing areas and paths near Grotto A and Grotto B are closed. Our lions, Jasiri and Sukari, and tiger, Leanne, can be seen during the construction in Grotto's C and D, which are found on the snow leopard side of the Lion House. Thank you for your continued patience during our construction!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

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We're on TikTok! Make sure to follow us, @sanfranciscozoo (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=72926a256b&e=7683a9aed3) , to see fun animal-themed videos. We hope to continue to educate our followers and raise awareness of our zoo and the incredible animals here. Check out this adorable video (https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=bdffc0f5c9&e=7683a9aed3 https://sfzoo.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=05b8326f4402b997fe7a097e3&id=02797eb9c5&e=7683a9aed3) of grizzly bear, Kachina, enjoying a moment in the pool!

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