The El Paso Zoo is celebrating World Ocean's Day on June 9th from 9:30 - 4:00. Come visit the Zoo to learn about our oceans and the challenges we face in protecting them. See & touch neat bio-facts from our ocean friends. Meet the El Paso Zoo's own resident ocean animals - the sea lions; Sunny, Sushi, Coco & Cleo. Your journey into their exhibit is patterned after the rocky shoreline of the Pacific coast in northern California and Oregon - where the Californian sea lion lives. Kids can experience the wonder and fun of the World of the Sea Lion show at 10:45 & 2:45, daily.

Zoo Keeper Bill with Sunny the sea lion at "World of the Sea Lion" exhibit

For Sea Lion Show Visitors: Seafood Watch Card
You'll also receive a handy pocket-sized "Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Card" that will help you make smart consumer choices when grocery shopping to contribute to ocean conservation. Questions you can ask when shopping like "Where is the seafood from?" "Was it farmed or wild-caught?" "How was it caught?" These questions can determine if the fish is managed, caught or farmed in environmentally-friendly ways. It also gives you a list of "Best Choices," "Good Alternatives," and fish to "Avoid."




You can also download a seafood watch card here on the El Paso Zoo website's Take Action" page and make fish-friendly choices when you visit the market for your next seafood meal.
Access the "Take Action" section in the pull down menu for more information or to print out your own seafood watch sheet.

Also..June 9th from 1:00 - 4:00pm
Watch the Award-Winning Documentary
"Altered Oceans"

(No Charge for screening)
Screening @ Cisneros Paraje

Visit us during the Surf's Up World Ocean's Day celebration and join us for a screening of the Los Angeles Times' award-winning series "Altered Oceans." This important documentary will be shown in the Cisneros Paraje from 1:00 - 4:00. This exclusive 5-part series uncovers the problems facing the ocean while raising awareness and educating people on a pressing issue. We hope to inspire zoo visitors to learn, care and act to save animals and their habitats through leadership and conservation.

The El Paso Zoo serves as a regional center for affordable family fun, formal and informal education, and conservation efforts for wildlife and their natural habitat. The Zoo serves nearly 300,000 visitors annually from El Paso, New Mexico, and the Borderland area.

Zoo opens daily at 9:30am. Tickets are sold until 4:00pm, Grounds close at 5:00pm. Saturday & Sunday: hours are 9:30-5:00, Grounds close at 6:00pm. Admission $5; $4(ages 62+); $3(ages 3-12) Under 2 free. Military Discounts. Zoo Memberships: 532-8156. El Paso Zoo: 4001 E. Paisano: 521-1850