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El Paso Zoo Finds Creative Ways to Bring the Zoo to You
| By: SARAH BORREGO, El Paso Zoo Event Coordinator, in conjunction with the El Paso Zoological Society
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What happens when the world shuts down, and the Zoo closes to the public? You become creative! The El Paso Zoo, and the Zoological Society are writing the book on keeping Zoo lovers connected to the animals they know and love.
Thanks to social media, the Zoo and the Zoo Society bring the Zoo to the homes of thousands of area residents. Programs to include the Sofa Safari, designed to take viewers behind the scenes, have been a hit with viewers. The Zoo Education Department “visited” with viewers about a wide variety of animals, and gave little known facts. What a way to visit the Zoo without having to leave home!
The Zoo Society complimented the Sofa Safari Program on Facebook and Instagram as well, by producing tours of the various areas of the Zoo and capturing fan favorite pictures to keep audiences entertained. The El Paso Zoo continues to offer virtual trips to the Zoo to keep children and their families engaged in Zoo life. Recently, Lailah, our tamandua (anteater) was the tour guide taking fans throughout the Zoo to say hello. The response was tremendous! The Zoo Society joined the virtual fundraiser craze creating a fundraiser, Bat to the Bone, conservation with a twist that was educational and fun during the Halloween weekend! The fundraiser focused on bats the most misunderstood mammal on the planet. Quick fun fact. Did you know that bats pollinate the agave plant a key ingredient in tequila?
While we all miss seeing visitors at the Zoo, we work every day to keep the Zoo top of mind, and to communicate with our Zoo members, and the thousands of guests who visit the Zoo annually. Follow the El Paso Zoo and the El Paso Zoo Society on Facebook and Instagram, for up to date information on the Zoo. The information is as entertaining, as it is informative. Until we meet again in person, stay healthy, and stay safe!
