Sip Happens: Tasting Flight Returns

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CALENDAR ADVISORY / April 13, 2026 Sip Happens: Tasting Flight Returns Tickets go on sale April 17 for zoo’s popular summer wine tasting event WHAT:Calling all wine lovers! It’s time to stop and smell the rosé as more than 50 of the finest Northwest wineries take…

Join City Nature Challenge—the largest bioblitz on the planet!

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CALENDAR ADVISORY  / April 10, 2026 Join City Nature Challenge—the largest bioblitz on the planet! #CityNatureChallenge WHAT:            The end of April signals the annual City Nature Challenge, the largest, collaborative bioblitz on Earth! It’s fun and easy. Pull out a smartphone, download the free iNaturalist app, and make observations of local wild species of animals, plants and other living beings. The…

Zoo’s giraffe to undergo hoof procedure

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PRESS RELEASE / March 26, 2026 Zoo’s giraffe to undergo hoof procedure Woodland Park Zoo’s animal care staff have a very tall order to carry out as they team up in the giraffe barn today to perform a procedure on the zoo’s 18-foot tall, male giraffe, Dave, who has a penetrating hole in…

Comedy for Conservation

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PRESS ADVISORY / March 23, 2026 Comedy for Conservation A wild evening with comedian Tig Notaro WHAT:For your wish list of summer things to do, be sure to add a wildly entertaining evening of comedy at Woodland Park Zoo with acclaimed comedian, writer and actor…