Events at the Zoo!

Saturday, May 25 - (TWO ONE HOUR PROGRAMS Noon and 2:00pm)

ATKA AT THE ZOO

Atka represents Arctic gray wolves that live primarily in the Arctic, a land covered with snow and ice for most of the year. Atka is an “ambassador wolf” of the Wolf Conservation Center, whose mission is to educate people about wolves, their relationship in the environment and the human role in protecting their future. Because Arctic gray wolves populate isolated areas, they are not threatened by humans, nor by habitat destruction, like their brothers and sisters living below the Arctic region. Yet, Atka’s message speaks for them and the concern that threatens their species.

Part of the AT&T Summer Workshop Series.

Saturday, June 1  (Noon - 3pm)

ZOOBORNS!

It's a Boy! It's a Girl! It's a gosling! Welcome to the only place on Staten Island where we welcome Zoo Babies.  An afternoon of baby shower games, prizes and non-stop introductions to all the new members of our zoo family, including  four lambs, three groundhogs, and two emus.  There are over 30 pheasants expected, too.

Part of the AT&T Summer Workshop Series.

Saturday, June 8 (9:00 – 10:30am)

BREAKFAST WITH THE BEASTS

One of the Staten Island Zoo’s most loved programs includes a tour of our animal kitchen where you’ll help prepare some food for critters and watch them eat.  Then meet some animals up close and have your own breakfast too!  $15 for Zoo members; $17 for non-members.  Children ages 5 and up; please no younger siblings. A paying adult must accompany a paying child. Pre-registration required before Wednesday, June 5.  Call 718-442-3101 extension 33.

Sunday, June 9 (Noon - 3:00pm)

CONSERVATION CELEBRATION

It's a party for the planet! The zoo will be crowded with all of Mother Nature's friends: environmental groups, recyclers, ocean defenders and all of our conservation buddies.  Make a planting to take home, play games and enjoy our fair-like celebration of all the things that make our world so special. (Also featuring Staten Island's premiere jug band - Wahoo Skiffle Crazies).  

Part of the AT&T Summer Workshop Series.

Saturday, June 15  (Noon – 3 pm)

ZOOQUEST!

Zoo wide scavenger hunt, trivia and activity game.  Form teams or play as an individual.  Prizes for the winners.  Can you complete all the questions? Find all the items? Complete all the activities?

Part of the AT&T Summer Workshop Series.

Saturday, June 22   (Noon – 3 pm)

ENRICHMENT DAY

Have a play date with the zoo animals! Exciting new "toys" that help keep the animals healthy through exercise are going to be introduced all over the zoo.  Keeper talks at each exhibit as we explain what fun toy we are introducing and why.

Part of the AT&T Summer Workshop Series.

Saturday, June 29:  (2:00pm)

NAVARASAM: AN EXPRESSIVE JOURNEY

A dance composition extracted from the Indian epic Ramayana. Nava-rasam literally means nine (facial) expressions and this project is a nine part in-depth analysis into the expressive journey that a person undergoes in his or her lifetime.  Performer, Raja Rajeswari, is a luminary in the field of Indian Classical Dance. A distinguished teacher of several classical styles, she has performed as a Cultural Delegate and has earned rave reviews from international critics. This performance is made possible, in part, by an Encore Grant from the Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island, with public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts.