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This Week at Dickerson Park Zoo -- April 30, 2007

Show Notes
:25 Enrichment
1:35 Mother's Day and zoo mothers
1:59 "Meet Your Best Friend at the Zoo"
2:44 Contact Us

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This Week at Dickerson Park Zoo -- April 23, 2007

Show Notes
:25 2007 Earth Hero Award
1:20 Friends of the Zoo Memberships
2:50 Mother's Day
3:35 Teddy Bear Rally -- April 28
4:20 Contact Us

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It's a Party!

For the Planet!

April 22 - EARTH DAY
Noon-4 p.m.

Join Dickerson Park Zoo and great partners as we celebrate Earth Day as part of the nationwide "Party for the Planet." There will be craft activities for kids and displays by the Missouri Department of Conservation, Greater Ozarks Audubon Society and Southwest Missouri Herpetological Society.

This Week at Dickerson Park Zoo -- April 16, 2007

Show Notes :25 ECO-CELL cell phone recycling
1:35 Summer programs
2:38 Party for the Planet -- April 22
3:15 Teddy Bear Rally -- April 28
4:07 Contact Us

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"Slight of Hand" to save an eagle

Zoo staff member Erin Sorensen feeds a bald eagle chick brought to the zoo for rehabilitation by the Missouri Department of Conservation. You'll notice Erin sits low, out of sight of the chick, and feeds the chick using an eagle puppet on her hand. These measures are necessary to reduce the likelihood the chick will become imprinted on humans. Imprinting increases the chick's dependency on people and reduces the chance for successfully reintroducing the bird to the wild.

School Field Trip Season

The daffodils have bloomed, and spring break is a memory. But, before long, Dickerson Park Zoo will be buzzing with excitement as hundreds ... thousands ... of children visit for school field trips. If you are planning a school field trip, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

• Do a head count of children and adults.
• Speed up your entry into the zoo by collecting money for admission fees from individual students into a single envelope to give to the admission gate staff, using a school purchase order or charging to a credit card.
• If you plan "brown bag" lunches, you can leave the zoo to eat in the playground park and return after lunch to finish your zoo visit -- just check in with the admission gate staff before you leave and upon reentry. We ask that you not bring your lunches into the zoo with you -- for the animals' safety.

Visit our official Web site for more information on fees, hours, animal feeding, train rides and more.