It’s time again for another FrogWatch USA Training Session. The previous training session held in February was a success and the demand is high for another one. FrogWatch USA is a citizen science program that trains volunteers to recognize frog and…
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Party for the Planet All Weekend Long
In honor of Earth Day, The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo welcomes visitors to explore the zoo and experience the wonder of wildlife at Party for the Planet. It’s a weekend celebration of Earth Day, with games and activities linked…
Party for the Planet
The zoo is having a Party for the Planet and you are invited! In honor of Earth Day we welcome you to explore the zoo and experience the wonder of wildlife. The celebration will include fun activities for the whole…
Santa Fe College in the News
UF, SF College team up to boost engineering enrollment A new collaboration between the University of Florida and Santa Fe College will expand enrollment for freshmen going into the College of Engineering… Lessons are learned at Pet Day at…
Animal Appreciation Day Focuses on Pet Adoption and Responsible Ownership
What is the difference between your pets at home and the animals at the Teaching Zoo? Ask a zookeeper. At Santa Fe College’s Animal Appreciation Day, Saturday, Feb 23, zookeepers will be available to chat at various animal encounter stations…
SF Teaching Zoo Sets New Attendance Record
Sheila our Kookaburra is laughing with joy! Why? She just heard the great news that the SF Teaching Zoo smashed our yearly attendance record. We had over 46,000 visitors last year! Our previous attendance record was about 32,000 visitors. Thank…
This Year’s Boo At The Zoo Was A Real Scream
Two Charities benefited from this years contributions. SF Teaching Zoo Director Jon Miot reports the numbers on yesterday’s Boo at the Zoo: 4,665 guests attended with 4,457 non-perishable food items collected. Half of the food items were taken to our…
SF Teaching Zoo Welcomes Second Baby Gibbon!
At 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo welcomed a new arrival — a baby white-handed gibbon! Zookeepers haven’t touched baby, named Rainer, and probably won’t for almost a year. “Mom is doing a great…
Video Game Heroes, Harry Potter… and Monkeys?
Thousands of area children will descend on the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo for the best Halloween party in town, Boo at the Zoo, 3-7:30 p.m. on Halloween (Wednesday, Oct. 31). Admission to Boo at the Zoo is one canned…
Animal Enrichment Day at the Zoo!
How long does it take a Galapagos tortoise to eat a melon? Can a capuchin monkey open a cardboard box? Find out on Saturday,October 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s Animal Enrichment day! During…
Zoo Welcomes Baby Red Ruffed Lemur
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo eagerly welcomed a newborn baby lemur on Tuesday, April 24. The baby Red Ruffed Lemur was born to parents Moilie and Hedy. Moilie is a nine-year-old male lemur from San Diego Zoo and Hedy…
Santa Fe College Celebrates National Zoo Keeper Week; July 15-21
In recognition of the dedication of zoo keepers, Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and zoos and aquariums across the nation will take part in National Zoo Keeper Week, July 15-21. Created by AAZK,…
Become a FrogWatch USA volunteer
FrogWatch USA is a citizen science program that allows individuals and families to learn about the wetlands in their communities and help conserve amphibians by reporting the calls of local frogs and toads. The community is invited to join the Gainesville…
At the zoo, learning about… oceans
This year’s World Oceans Day theme was “Youth: The Next Wave For Change,” and the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo has taken it to heart with enthusiasm — and some Dr. Seuss. Adults and children endured the humid, post-drizzle…
A Day to Welcome Joey to the World
Omari sat at attention at her regular post. A figure peeked stealthily out from around her side. Then, Jonathan Miot sneezed. “Sorry, joey,” he said too late. The tiny face was long gone. The baby kangaroo, known as a…
Whoa, it’s a Joey!
UPDATE: First photo of the Joey has been released. The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s newest resident is a baby tree kangaroo, or joey. Omari, a 3-year-old female Matschie’s tree kangaroo at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, gave birth to…
Celebrate the Ocean at the Zoo
Come and join the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo for a weekend of “ocean inspired” fun with Dr. Seuss’s One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish in honor of World Oceans Day. There will be fun, ocean-themed crafts and…
Spring Commencement Honors SF Graduates May 4
Santa Fe College will hold commencement and pinning ceremonies at the Northwest campus Thursday, May 3, and Friday, May 4. Approximately 1,275 students have applied to graduate this spring, including 26 BAS graduates of the Health Services Administration bachelor’s program and…
This Week’s Graduation Ceremonies
Nurses Pinning Ceremony (new nurses) – 6 p.m. Thursday, May 3 in the Gymnasium Health Sciences Graduation (all other health sciences graduates) – 3 p.m. Friday, May 4 in the Gymnasium Teaching Zoo Graduation (student zookeepers) – 3:30 p.m. Friday,…
‘Party for the Planet’ Draws Hundreds to Santa Fe Zoo
People usually go to the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo to watch exotic animals like the white-handed gibbon. But at Party for the Planet on Saturday, it was the gibbons that were the watching the people. The primates stared with fascination,…
BugFest Entomology Open House
Learn about the Entomology major of the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at this unique, fun event! Find out how the Entomology major can lead to vet school, med school, dental school or graduate school. Hear from actual…