May 2, 2022 – It’s a bear! It’s a monkey! No…it’s a tree kangaroo! You heard right. The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is home to the Matschie’s tree kangaroo, an endangered species native to a small area of Papua…
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SF Teaching Zoo Hosts Party for the Planet This Saturday
April 10, 2022 – In honor of Earth Day, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is hosting Party for the Planet: Spring into Action! We will be celebrating April 16, 2022 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. right here at…
AZA President Visits SF Teaching Zoo to Celebrate Continued Accreditation
March 24, 2022 – Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) President Dan Ashe was on the Northwest Campus Wednesday to present the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo with a plaque for their continued accreditation. The college was notified late last…
SF Teaching Zoo Hosts FrogWatch Training
January 12, 2022 – Do you love frogs and toads and want to learn how to identify them by their calls? Do you want to participate in a community science initiative to help give biologists data about local frog populations?…
SF Teaching Zoo Hosting FrogWatch Training Programs in January and February
January 12, 2022 – Do you love frogs and toads and want to learn how to identify them by their calls? Do you want to participate in a community science initiative to help give biologists data about local frog populations?…
SF Teaching Zoo Reaccredited by the AZA
November 12, 2021 – On Nov. 4, 2021, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo was officially awarded reaccreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for another five years. The SF Teaching Zoo was first accredited by AZA in…
SF’s Ghosts, Goblins and Groceries Gathers Nearly 6000 Pounds of Food
November 10, 2021 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and SF Police Department teamed up for the second year in a row to hold a canned food drive throughout October. Thanks to partners across the college and around the…
Gibbons, Gibbons and More Gibbons
November 5, 2021 – On July 18, 2021, zookeepers at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo found a fantastic surprise while working their afternoon routine. Cajun, the white-handed gibbon, was toting an adorable infant in her arms. Over the last…
Zookeepers – Dedicated to the Very End
November 3, 2021 – One conversation with a zookeeper and you quickly learn that animal caretakers are some of the most compassionate, dedicated individuals you’ll ever meet. Staff and instructors at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo witness the Zoo…
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is Proud to Announce a New Baby Name
October 25, 2021 – To celebrate the first birthday of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s first blonde white-handed gibbon, zoo staff engaged the community in an online auction to give him a name. The auction received multiple bids and…
SF Teaching Zoo Teams Up With Gator BTW for Ghosts, Goblins and Groceries Food Drive
October 22, 2021 – Gator BTW, located at 8181 NW 39th Avenue, is hosting a Spirit Week from Oct. 25-31 to support the Santa Fe College Ghosts, Goblins and Groceries food drive. Twenty percent of sales during the week will…
SF Teaching Zoo and SF Police Department Team Up for Canned Food Drive
October 1, 2021 – The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo and Santa Fe College Police Department are working together again this year to help food-insecure families in the community with a canned food drive. All throughout the month of October,…
SF Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month – Take a Teaching Zoo Tour in Spanish!
Santa Fe College is Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, with a variety of events and activities. This is a time to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic, Latinx and Latino-identified communities and spotlight an array of diverse…
Opportunity to Name Baby Gibbon at SF Teaching Zoo
August 24, 2021 – Imagine coming to the zoo and visiting an animal YOU named. This dream can become a reality with the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. On August 24 of last year, the first blonde, white-handed baby gibbon was born at the…
SF Finishes Ninth in National Plastic Free EcoChallenge
August 9, 2021 – For 31 days in July, 102 community members joined the SF Teaching Zoo Zero Wasters team to learn about the problems with plastic and take action to reduce their plastic consumption. This year, SF’s Plastic Free…
Join the SF Teaching Zoo this July for the Plastic Free EcoChallenge
June 30, 2021 – Inspired by an Australian-founded initiative, Plastic Free EcoChallenge is a 31-day international challenge to raise awareness about the problems with plastic, to provide opportunities to learn about reducing and refusing plastics where possible, and to encourage…
SF Teaching Zoo Bids Farewell to Beloved Snake
On Sunday, June 13, the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, one of the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s longtime residents, passed away. Affectionately called “Big Girl”, the zoo’s largest rattlesnake was found deceased by zookeepers. Since cause of death is unknown, veterinarians…
SF Teaching Zoo Says Goodbye to Zeus
May 7, 2021 – After a two-year battle with an inflammatory disease of the spine, Zeus the ocelot took his last big stretch last week. While his cousins in the wild live an average of 10 years, Zeus was nearly…
Concert Fundraiser for AZA Zoos Scheduled for March 31
March 18, 2021 – COVID-19 has had a dire impact on Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) accredited facilities. Due to the pandemic, AZA members have lost nearly a year of revenue, but zoos and aquariums still need to feed,…
Guidelines for All Visitors to the SF Teaching Zoo
December 7, 2020 – Following the phased reopening to Santa Fe College staff and zoo members, the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is open to the public every day from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The zoo has implemented new…
#WhoCanYouCan Canned Food Drive Brings in 5337 Food Items
November 24, 2020 – Last month, in light of the many events being canceled across Santa Fe College because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SF Teaching Zoo and SFPD teamed up with partners across the college and around the community…