Note: students entering grades 9 and up may also register for adult programs.

A Sunset View - Past and Future

Enjoy a cool evening tour of the Zoo exploring the history that has made us an internationally famous institution. We’ll also visit several exhibits and discuss the future transformations that will keep us the talk of the Zoological world! Finish with snacks and beverages on the deck while watching the sunset over the lake by Caribbean Cove.

Limited to 25 participants per session.
Instructors: Zoo Interpreters
Fee: Zoo Members $20/General Public $25

Code	Date	Day	Time
A608SV	June 8	Sa	7:30-9 p.m.
A629SV	June 29	Sa	7:30-9 p.m.
A914SV	September 14	Sa	6-7:30 p.m.

Animal Enrichment

One of the big challenges of the modern zoo is enriching an animal’s captive environment so its repertoire of natural behaviors is displayed. Come and find out how Zoo staff and volunteers use a myriad of methods to enhance the animals’ enclosures. These activities enrich the animals’ lives and provide exciting observational experiences for the visitor. We will start the program by learning the hows, whys, and whats of enrichment along with making enrichment items for some of our Zoo animals. We will visit the animals and watch them enjoy the enrichment items we made.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Zoo Staff
Fee: Zoo Members $32/General Public $37

Powerful Predator Impact

Though they deal out death, predators play an important part in nature. Come learn about the unique hunting adaptations of predators and how they impact their ecosystem. This program will include a classroom presentation, an opportunity to meet some of our smaller predators up close, and a tour of the carnivores in the River’s Edge. Program participants meet in The Living World.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Chris Blair, Naturalist-Instructor
Fee: Zoo Members $24/General Public $29

Producing More with Pollinators

Join Ed Spevak, Zoo Curator of Invertebrates and Director for the Saint Louis Zoo’s WildCare Institute Center for Native Pollinator Conservation, and the staff of Gateway Greening, a local organization focusing on food-producing urban gardens, to learn about native pollinators and how they can positively impact the harvests from your garden. This class will use specimens and handouts to learn how to identify pollinators in the field, cover the basics of pollination in the garden, and talk about ways that you can increase pollinator activity in your garden or backyard with strategic plantings and shelters. Participants will walk away from the class with seeds, plants, a solitary bee house, and handouts that will prepare them to garden more effectively alongside beneficial native pollinators. Participants meet at the Bell Demonstration Garden.
Limited to 20 participants.
Fee: Zoo Members $15/General Public $20

Pollinator Dinner

Join us for a special Pollinator Dinner where you can sample the many foods pollinators help provide. Before dinner, make a bee block to take home to help native bees and enjoy a honey tasting as you peruse tables and displays about bees and other pollinators. After dinner, sip Mead and enjoy a presentation about pollinators and what you can do to help them as we celebrate National Pollinator Week.

Tuesday, June 18; 6 - 9 p.m.

Call (314) 646-4897 for registration information and pricing.

Stingray Keeper Chat and Breakfast

Join us behind the scenes at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove to learn about our stingrays and sharks! You will have an opportunity to walk through the support tent with a keeper who will discuss the incredible equipment and marine expertise required to take care of our amazing marine animals. We will show you how to touch the sharks and you can feed the stingrays yourself. This program will end with a stingray keeper discussion during a tasty breakfast provided at Lakeside Café.

Limited to 30 participants per session.
Instructor: Zoo Interpreters
Fee: Zoo Members $25/General Public $30

Code	Date	Day	Time
A713SR	July 13	Sa	7:30-8:45 a.m.
A817SR	August 17	Sa	7:30-8:45 a.m.

Adult Safaris

These after-hours programs allow a more intimate chance to meet both the animals and the curatorial staff who care for them. Program participants meet in the Living World.

Primate Safari

Come visit the Zoo's primate collection. We will have a swinging good time at the Primate House and learn about the ever changing social dynamics and behavior of primates as well as the Zoo's conservation efforts. Program participants meet in The Living World.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Joe Knobbe, Zoological Manager-Primates
Fee: Zoo Members $30/General Public $35

Code	Date	Day	Time
A610PS	June 10	M	6:20-8 p.m.	SOLD OUT

Carnivore Safari

Come and explore the Zoo after hours as we visit long-time favorite areas – the Bear Pits, Sea Lion Sound and Big Cat Country. On this informative tour, you will learn how nature rules with fangs and claws. Program participants meet in The Living World.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Animal Division Management Staff-Carnivores
Fee: Zoo Members $30/General Public $35

Code	Date	Day	Time
A625CS	June 25	Tu	6:20-8 p.m.	SOLD OUT

Bird Safari

The Saint Louis Zoo is proud to be home to over 300 different kinds of birds. Join us for this personal tour of the Zoo’s beautiful collections of feathered friends. We will visit the residents at Penguin and Puffin Coast as well as the legendary flamingos. Don’t forget to bring a jacket! Program participants meet in The Living World.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Animal Division Management Staff-Birds
Fee: Zoo Members $30/General Public $35

Code	Date	Day	Time
A710BS	July 10	W	6:20-8 p.m.

Herp Safari

Join us for a behind-the-scenes evening tour of the Herpetarium. See how the exhibits and animal collection have changed as larger exhibits have allowed us to re-create habitats with mixed species. Insights about on going research and new projects will round out the tour. Program participants meet in The Living World.

Limited to 20 participants.
Instructor: Animal Division Management Staff-Reptiles/Aquatics
Fee: Zoo Members $30/General Public $35

Code	Date	Day	Time
A718HE	July 18	Th	6:20-8 p.m.