Thank you to everyone who attended Tree Kangaroo Awareness Day in 2019! While you're waiting for the event in May 2020, you can directly support tree kangaroo conservation by purchasing Caffe Vita PNG coffee in the zoo gift shop (while supplies last).
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is home to the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, an endangered species native to a small area of Papua New Guinea.
Bring the whole family out to the Zoo on Sunday, May 31 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. to see these rare, majestic animals and learn how you can help them in the wild.
The kids can enjoy fun kangaroo themed crafts and games, while the adults can savor a sample of Caffe Vita’s Papua New Guinea Yopno Uruwa Som coffee. Caffe Vita collaborates with the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) to bring this shade grown coffee blend to the United States and we will be selling bags to further support the cause. You can also purchase “Kangaroos in the Treetops”, a children’s book written by our very own SF Teaching Zoo zookeepers, with proceeds going to the TKCP.
Our zookeepers will be out in full force to show guests training demonstrations, give keeper talks and introduce you to some of our amazing animal ambassadors!
Date:
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Admission:
- $8 for adults
- $5 for children (ages 4-12), Active Military and Veterans, Seniors (60+), Teachers, Firefighters, Police, First Responders, EMS/EMT, and UF staff and students with ID
- Free for children 3 and under, and Santa Fe College students, retirees, or staff members with ID
Where:
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo
3000 NW 83rd Street
Gainesville, Florida
For more information, call 352-395-5633