Endangered Species Day 2011

Bringing Species Back from the Brink

Lincoln Park Zoo and biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are commemorating Endangered Species Day with a conservation celebration!

On Friday, May 20, 2011, educators will offer special info on some of the Lincoln Park Zoo’s rarest species. Scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will also be on hand to share how they’ve partnered with the zoo to save animals including eastern massasauga rattlesnakes and piping plovers.

Stop by to learn how Chicago’s zoo and its partners are saving some of the planet’s most precious gems.

Endangered Species Day 2011 Activities

10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Conservation Close-Up
Main Mall
Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service share how they’ve partnered with Lincoln Park Zoo to conserve wildlife.

10 a.m.
Baby on Board: White Cheeked Gibbon
Helen Brach Primate House
Check out one of Lincoln Park Zoo’s newest residents—our infant gibbon—and learn what sets gibbons apart from other primates.

11:30 a.m.
Red Wolves Howling Back
Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
Learn how Lincoln Park Zoo is helping this critically endangered species howl back from the brink of extinction.

12:30 p.m.
New Digs for Rhinos
Harris Family Foundation Black Rhinoceros Exhibit
Rhinos are tough, but their populations are fragile. Join us at the new black rhino habitat to learn about the zoo’s role in rhino conservation efforts.

12:30 p.m.
Baby on Board: White Cheeked Gibbon
Helen Brach Primate House
Check out one of Lincoln Park Zoo’s newest residents—our infant gibbon—and learn what sets gibbons apart from other primates.

1 p.m.
New Digs for Rhinos
Harris Family Foundation Black Rhinoceros Exhibit
Rhinos are tough, but their populations are fragile. Join us at the new black rhino habitat to learn about the zoo’s role in rhino conservation efforts.

1:30 p.m.
RCAA Training Session
Regenstein Center for African Apes
Join us at Regenstein Center for African Apes for a window into the world of animal care.

2 p.m.
Saving the Serengeti
African Wild Dogs Exhibit
Learn how Lincoln Park Zoo protects African wild dogs and other wildlife in Africa’s signature ecosystem.

3 p.m.
Red Wolves Howling Back
Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo
Learn how Lincoln Park Zoo is helping this critically endangered species howl back from the brink of extinction.