Plenty to experience (and growl over) through the Woodland Park Zoo, right now and all summer long…
Recently, the Zoo reported on the birth of three baby snow leopards to parents Helen and Tom. The three baby cubs are being cared for behind the scenes in a quiet den room, nursing and bonding with mom. The cubs will make their public debut mid-summer, once they are big enough to venture out safely. Until then, the Zoo has photos and videos available on-line.
Support has been pouring in to fund construction of a new home for the endangered tigers and sloth bears, but the project needs one more big financial boost by Friday, May 25th to meet the goal. If gifts help the Zoo achieve the $100,000 mark by deadline, construction on the new exhibit can begin in September 2012 with phase one opening in May 2013. Give ten for tigers right now, and consider forwarding the link to ten friends!
Finally, the BECU Zoo Tunes concert series (presented by Carter Subaru) line-up for 2012 has been announced. See concerts. Save animals. The Ziggy Marley show for July 19th has already sold out, but on-line tickets remain available for all other listed shows:
- June 27th – Leo Kottke / Jake Shimabukuro
- July 3rd – k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang with The Milk Carton Kids
- July 18th – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals with ZZ Ward
- Aug 1st – Los Lobos / Steve Earle and the Dukes
- Aug 5th – The Johnny Clegg Band / Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Aug 12th – An Evening With Melissa Etheridge
- Aug 15th & 16th – An Evening With Pink Martini
- Aug 22nd – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Robert Randolph & the Family Band
- Aug 29th – Rosanne Cash / Madeleine Peyroux
The concerts take place rain or shine, and ticket sales provide a major source of funding for the zoo. Purchase tickets through the Zoo website.