El Paso Zoo wins El Paso Magazine's
"BEST OF EL PASO 2008"
for
"Best Field Trip"

Congrats to the El Paso Zoo for winning first place in El Paso Magazine's 2008 Best of El Paso Reader's Poll. We are proud to announce that El Paso Magazine's readers chose the El Paso Zoo number one in the Kids' Category:

Best Field Trip

(Looking at bio-fact table)

If you have never been to the Zoo - take your kids or go yourself and see what El Paso Magazine's readers - and school kids know- That's it's a Zoolightful place to visit!

(Roots & Shoots kids greeting Cisneros Paraje visitors)

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. Kids can watch sea lions frolic in the "World of the Sea Lion" encounter every day at 10:45 & 2:45 or get so close to a tiger they can count his whiskers. See the Asian elephants in their enrichment training sessions at Noon. The Zoo's one of the largest on the Southwest's border with 12 acres of exhibits in a lush park setting, and it's growing to 36 acres! The African Savannah exhibit will open in phases starting in late 2008 and includes lions, zebras, giraffes, a train, a new restaurant and gift shop. You'll see over 1,700 animals and more than 240 species, many critically endangered; leopards, spectacled & sun bears, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates in natural habitat exhibits, even a spider monkey island. The Asian Complex is home to elephants, tigers and orangutans. The Americas Aviary includes a walkway for visitors as well as a waterfall, flowers and plants. Treat yourself to ice cream at The Grasslands Café. Buy a cool t-shirt at the Elephant's Trunk Gift Shop. Plan your next Zoolightful event; birthday, wedding, company picnic, or quinceañera with the Zoo's "A Taste of the Wild" events planning: 521-1871. Check this website's calendar page for updates, special activities & children's educational events.

ZOO INFO: El Paso Zoo 4001 E. Paisano, El Paso, Texas 79905-4223 (915) 521-1850, Fax (915) 521-1857. Admission: $5 (Ages 13-61), $4 (62+/ Active Duty Military with ID), $3 (Ages 3-12), FREE: Ages 2 and under & El Paso Zoological Society Members: (915) 532-8156. Discounts for Active Duty Military with ID. Events & info: www.elpasozoo.org The El Paso Zoo is open year round. Closed November 23, December 24, 25, 31 & January 1. El Paso Zoo grounds close a half hour after the ticket booth closes. Ticket Booth Summer Hours: Mon - Fri 9:30 - 4:00, Sat & Sun 9:30 - 5:00