Celebrating Elephants Day Event
- Date: Saturday, May 03
- Time: 10:00 AM
10:00am-3:00pm
Elephant Barn Tours: Experience a special once-a-year, behind the scenes tour of the elephant barn and learn about Oakland Zoo's progressive elephant management program! Tours are offered throughout the day. A $5 donation is requested per person. Purchase tickets at the Flamingo Plaza and at the Elephant Exhibit. Tours begin at the Elephant Exhibit.
Elephant Information Stations: How big is your foot compared to an elephant? How much does a 9,500 pound elephant eat? Learn the answers to these questions when you visit special elephant information stations.
Visit Camp Amboseli: Stop in and visit Camp Amboseli, a life size elephant research camp replica. Use binoculars and data collection sheets to do your own research. Talk to the camp researchers about life on the savanna.
All proceeds, from the event, go to elephant research and conservation.
Don't Miss the Celebrating Elephants Lecture & Auction May 9th 6:00pm-9:00pm
This year’s Annual Celebrating Elephants lecture will feature Pat Derby, co-founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and leader in animal welfare and rescue.
Since 1984, PAWS has been at the forefront of efforts to rescue and provide appropriate, humane sanctuary for animals who have been the victims of the exotic and performing animal trades. PAWS is home to seven Asian and 5 African Elephants. The elephant habitat there provides the elephants with hundreds of acres of varied natural terrain to roam, lakes to bathe in, and state-of-the-art elephant barns equipped with heated stalls and therapeutic Jacuzzis.
Pat Derby has much news to share with us! Just in the last year, four new elephants now call PAWS home, including Maggie the African Elephant who lived most of her life alone in Alaska.
The lecture event will be held in the Snow Building at the Oakland Zoo. A minimum donation of $20 is requested. Space is limited, so please arrive on time. For more details, please call (510) 632-9525.
All proceeds from the night lecture go to elephant research and conservation.
