Woodland Park Zoo Blog

Posted by: Kirsten Pisto, Communications Artists of all ages, join us in welcoming a flutter of colorful wings to Woodland Park Zoo. In celebration of the new Molbak's Butterfly Garden, we are holding a coloring contest with a few fabulous prizes. Get out your colored pencils, markers, watercolors or crayons (anything goes) and show us your most creative design. Just like butterflies, coloring can be a reflection of inner beauty, tranquility and expression. We can’t wait to see your artwork!  If you are a member, then you've already received the summer issue of MyZoo  member magazine with the coloring contest template inside. You can also download and print the template below. Print the drawing template by clicking here. We recommend printing at 11" x 17" Don't wait to get started, we are offering some pretty awesome prizes if you win. PRIZES Adults (13 years and older) Grand prize winner: Tour Molbak’s Butterfly Garden with entomologist...

Posted by: Kirsten Pisto, Communications This spring, we asked kids to complete the picture in our Tiger Tails drawing contest to get us pumped for phase two of the Bamboo Forest Reserve. Thanks to all of the amazing young artists who entered the contest through our MyZoo magazine kids section. We received over 130 entries, some from as far away as Germany. It was a tough decision, but we had a lot of help – 25 staff from across the zoo assisted in judging. We considered detail, use of color, perspective, inspiration and creativity. We were all thrilled with your imagination and talent! Below are the grand prize champs and their artwork. Drumroll please, and the prizes are… Zoo Favorite Age 2-5 “Sneaky Tiger” Logan Myers, 4 Zoo Favorite Age 6-12 “Bamboo Bengal” Samantha Schallon, 11  Logan and Samantha will both receive a zoo tiger adoption and plush, 4 giraffe feeding tickets and their framed drawing. Most Inspiring “Tiger and Fri...

Posted by: Laura Lockard, MyZoo Magazine Editor-in-Chief Have you seen the latest issue of the MyZoo member magazine? Chock full of baby lions, behind the scenes information and a brand new kids section this latest issue was a hit! Woodland Park Zoo’s member magazine, MyZoo, is created with the help of many zoo staff from a diverse pool of departments. Like caring for animals, cultivating beautiful gardens, and educating students, the content we produce and share with you takes heaps of teamwork and passionate individuals. The lion cubs were an obvious story choice for the recent issue! Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo. Before you see it, our editorial team starts with a theme for each issue as well as a handful of ideas. Of course we have to consider all of the timely events around the zoo, like four lion cubs being born! For the spring issue we were very fortunate to have our cubs in the spotlight helping to tell Woodland Park Zoo’s conservation story. When you...