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TIME TO CELEBRATE Wildlife World Zoo fi nds time to fete a new friend

The Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is putting a new twist on an old school tradition—sending out birth announcements for new additions to the park through social media.  e Litchfi eld Park attraction is temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, but the facility is introducing giraff e No. 3— Jackie, who made her debut on March 7. At a few weeks old, she’s already over 6 feet tall.

“We are excited to share updates of baby Jackie through our social media platforms, so families can still be inspired and involved from the safety of their homes,” says Kristy Morcom, the facility’s media relations director.

In the wild, the giraff e population is under a lot of pressure.  is is largely due to habitat loss, fragmentation, degradation, poaching and ultimately the growth of the human population. Giraff es are declared vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List of  reatened Species. Joining in the fi ght to save the giraff e population from extinction, Wildlife World has donated to worthy organizations working to preserve these gentle giants and has Christina Fuoco-Karasinski >> The Entertainer!

tradition—sending out birth announcements for new additions to the park through social media. baby Jackie through our social media platforms, so families can still be inspired raised 12 giraff es in the last 18 years.  e Wildlife World’s giraff es are ambassadors for their species and inspire visitors to conserve and protect their wild counterparts.

Mickey Ollson, founder of the Wildlife World Zoo, believes the

success of the zoo’s internationally recognized giraff e breeding program is due to the

expertise and dedication from its management, keepers, veterinary team and Arizona’s ideal climate

conditions, which are similar to Africa’s savannas. Wildlife World’s keepers and veterinarians have raised dozens of species of wild and endangered animals over the past quarter century. Wildlife World strives to maximize genetic diversity in the zoological population with its breeding programs. As a USDA-licensed, private institution, accredited by the Zoological Association of America and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums, Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park doesn’t receive taxpayer funding.  e park will reopen when deemed safe. success of the zoo’s internationally recognized giraff e breeding program is due to the

expertise and dedication from its management, keepers, veterinary team and Arizona’s animals over the past quarter century. Wildlife World strives to maximize genetic diversity in the zoological population with its breeding

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park 16501 W. Northern Avenue, Litchfield Park, 623.935.9453, wildlifeworld.com.

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