In early May, 2009 a story was released by the Russell Banner’s Terrie Welwood about a highly venomous spider — the Brazilian Wandering Spider — from tropical America, which arrived in a box of bananas at an IGA grocery store in Russell, Manitoba. Through the efforts of a number of people, the 2.5-cm-long spider with [...]
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12 Oct
Fun Zoo Jokes
Who says a Blog is supposed to be boring!? I’ve gathered a number of great one-liners, funny knock-knocks and gut-busting jokes from various sources so let’s enjoy Canadian Thanksgiving with a few laughs. Enjoy…!
A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he could hop high, the zoo officials put up [...]
8 Oct
Is the Assiniboine Park Zoo Accredited?
The Assiniboine Park Zoo is a proud accredited member of the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums, which is at non-profit organization established to promote the welfare of animals and encourage the advancement of education, conservation and science.
www.caza.ca
Here is a list of all of the CAZA Institutional Members across the country.
British Columbia:
British [...]
8 Oct
Safeway Boo at the Zoo Just a Week Away
The Zoological Society of Manitoba has been busy getting ready for this year’s Safeway Boo at the Zoo, our 14th Annual! We’re just a week away from opening night on October 15. Here are some highlights for 2009…
Back again and buggier than ever will the Education Department’s “Ed-B00-cation Trailer”. This mecca of mischievous musings will [...]
8 Oct
Inside Edition at the Assiniboine Park Zoo
Inside Edition paid a visit to the Assiniboine Park Zoo in September, bringing along a young boy named Michael who can imitate dozens of animal sounds. Here is the result of their visit, highlighting Micheal’s ability to communicate with the zoo’s residents.
The Boy Who Talks to Animals
Wednesday, 10/07/09
INSIDE EDITION meets the boy who can communicate [...]
6 Sep
Grandparent’s Day at Assiniboine Park
Join us on Sunday, September 13 for a park-wide celebration of grandparents. Here’s our Grandparent’s Day Activity Schedule:
Assiniboine Park Zoo – Open 10a to 4p
Free Zoo Admission to grandparents accompanied by grandchild
10:30a – Dedication of Polar Bear statue in front of the bear exhibits
11a to 1p – Free coffee or tea at the Animal Tracks [...]
5 Jul
Spirit of the Earth Award Winner
I am happy to announce that the Zoo Education Centre was one of the recipients of the 2009 Spirit of the Earth Awards, a project of Manitoba Hydro. The program that we won for is called Aboriginal Animal Teachings.
Aboriginal people have always used storytelling as a way of teaching important lessons to children, as [...]
4 Jul
Conrad the Wisent
I met Conrad back in 1996. He was the most impressive looking bison I had ever seen, and he rivals every other one I’ve seen since. Conrad spent nearly 20 years living at the Assinboine Park Zoo, until his death yesterday July 3, 2009.
My favourite memory of Conrad was when he would decide to wander [...]
28 Jun
Fun Animal Fact Cards Now Online
The Zoological Society’s Education Department created a wonderful set of 16 trading cards, each with a different fun animal fact in 2008. These cards were handed out to kids throughout the summer of ‘08 and then (as a full set) to teachers who took part in a program at the Zoo Education Centre. These cards [...]
28 Jun
Plastic in our Oceans
Please reduce your plastic use, for the sake of the animals and the earth.
The Garbage Patch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnUjTHB1lvM
World’s Biggest Garbage Dump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNqzAHGXvs
Ocean of Plastic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPBO-c5GMDQ
Not happy about how we’re treating our earth, our oceans and the animals that live in them? Take a deep breath and watch the Earth breathing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYhgqbcYDFM
