New Arrivals at the Zoo

The Zoo is currently on their Spring & Summer hours from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily (last admission at 8:00 p.m.)
The Zoo is open all year with the exception of Christmas Day. 
Admission to the zoo is free until March 31, 2013.  Admission charges in effect from April 1 to October 31.
From May 1 to Labour Day there is a $2.00 toll for bringing a vehicle into the park. 

New Arrivals (births and hatchings) in 2013

May 2013                     Bighorn lamb born sometime between May 3 and May 21

May 2013                      Three Mouflon lambs born sometime between May 3 and May 17

May 2nd, 2013             Pere David Deer (Milu Deer) fawn born.
                                        Mouflon lamb born. 

April 30th, 2013            Bison born (first baby of 2013)

Changes to the Zoo Collection:

May 21, 2013      Turkeys, Guineafowl, Peafowl, and domestic chickens are all now outdoors and free-          
                          range around the Saskaton Forestry Farm Park & Zoo.

May 20, 2013      The Snowy Owls have been moved to the enclosure west of the Brown Bears (where
                           the Great Horned Owls lived).  They will be joined soon by the Great Gray Owls.
                           The Great Horned Owls have been moved to the enclosure next to the Barn Owls
                           (Basically the Snowy Owls and the Great Horned Owls switched places).
 

May 3, 2013        The upstairs of the Kinsmen Children's Zoo is open the public since April 27th.
                          The main floor remains closed for renovations. 

May 1, 2013         white coloured Bison on Display (Bison X Beef Hybrid)

April 2013            Mountain Horned Lizard on display
                           (in the Discovery Centre in the Affinity Learning Centre).
                            

                             Blue-tounged Skink on display in the Kinsmen Children's Zoo
                            

February 2013      White-tailed Deer and Mule Deer back on display.


 

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS at the Forestry Farm in 2013

BIRDS:
American Crows
American Robins
Black-capped Chickadees
Blue Jays
Brewer's Black Bird (04May2013)
Canada Goose (arrived 02April2013)
Common Magpies
Double Crested Cormorants
European House Sparrows
Horned Grebe
Juncos
Mallard Ducks  (arrived mid-April)
Mourning Dove
Northern Flickers
Northern Shrike (January)
Pine Grosbeaks
Pintail Ducks (07May2013)
Red-breasted Nuthatchs
Red-tailed Hawk (Overhead)
Swainson Hawk (overhead)
Tundra Swan (arrived 01May2013) 

MAMMALS:
Coyote
Red Squirrel
Richardson Ground Squirrel (first seen 02Apr2013)
Snowshoe Hare 

AMPHIBIANS
Northern Boreal Chorus Frog (04May2013)

INVERETEBRATES
Blue species (Butterfly)
Lady Bugs (22April2013)
Leeches
Mourning Cloak Butterfly (26Apri2013)
Mosquito (20May2013) adult and larva
Phantom Midge (larva)
Water Boatman
Whirligig Beetle 
Wolf Spider 



Saskatoon Zoo Society members support our worthwhile environmental education programs. Admission to the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park Zoo is just one of the perks of your annual membership fee!

Everyone is welcome to Adopt-a-Critter. It is a wild and unusual gift that shows you care. Donations are used to enhance the living conditions of the animals at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo and to fund the educational programs of the Saskatoon Zoo Society.