Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Announces Plans for In-Person Summer

Five Sessions of ‘Zoo Patrol’ to Be Held This Summer

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – March 29, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo released plans today for the Zoo’s traditional summer children’s program, Zoo Patrol, to be held in person once again for summer 2022. Five sessions are planned, covering dates from July 4 through August 5. There are three sessions for children ages 8-10, and two sessions for children ages 11-13.

Sessions are:

·  July 4-July 8                 Ages 8-10

·  July 11-July 15             Ages 11-13

·  July 18-July 22             Ages 8-10

·  July 25-July 29             Ages 11-13

·  Aug 1-Aug 5                 Ages 8-10

Each day, children will explore a different area of the zoo and have a custom guided experience. They’ll explore how the animals are cared for through presentations and projects on enrichment, training, diet, habitat care, and more. 

Zoo Patrol runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with drop-off from 8:50-9:10 and pick-up at 12:30 p.m. All children must be signed in and out by an adult at the Research Station. Children should bring a non-refrigerable snack, mask, water, and anything else they may need for a day outside at the Zoo. Sunscreen is recommended. 

For more information and to register, go to https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ3NDY1

About Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

Let your curiosity run wild! Connecticut’s only zoo, celebrating its 100thth year, features 350 animals representing primarily North and South American and Northern Asian species. Guests won’t want to miss our Amur tigers and leopards, maned wolves, and Mexican gray wolves and 

red wolves. Other highlights include our spider monkey habitat, the prairie dog exhibit, and the Pampas Plain with giant anteaters and Chacoan peccaries. Guests can grab a bite from the Peacock Café and eat in the Picnic Grove. Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is a non-profit organization celebrating its Centennial year when the mission of helping fragile wildlife populations and eco-systems is more important than ever. Learn more about our Centennial here: https://www.beardsleyzoo.org/centennial.html

Tickets must be purchased on the Zoo’s website at beardsleyzoo.org: we recommend that guests continue to wear masks while visiting the Zoo, but when guests are outside and are able to maintain social distance, masks may be removed. In any indoor area, or when social distancing cannot be maintained, masks must be worn. Everyone over the age of two, except for those with medical conditions that preclude wearing them, should have a mask available. 

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