We want to hear what you do to help the environment! Send us a MySpace message on what you do to help, and we’ll select certain ideas to include on our MySpace page! For more conservation tips you can implement at home, go to www.okczoo.com/conservation/tips-for-home.
The Oklahoma Food Co-op
The Oklahoma City Zoo will now be a pick-up site for the Oklahoma Food Co-op. Delivery day is the third Thursday of the month, and pick-up time will be between 4 and 6 p.m. at the Zoo’s Rosser Conservation Education Center. We will begin being a pick-up site beginning with the March order.
What is the Oklahoma Food Co-op?
It is a network of Oklahoma farmers and producers and their customers. It brings Oklahoma products to Oklahoma customers. The three core values of their business are environmental sustainability, economic viability, and social justice. It brings healthy, sustainable produced local food and products to customers statewide. It greatly reduces the number of miles (driven by petroleum products) your food and goods travel. Most of the food products on grocery store shelves have traveled hundreds, or perhaps even several thousand miles to get there. The OK Food Co-op delivers Oklahoma grown products. There are a very few items that are not grown in our state, like coffee, and cocoa that are brought in by Oklahoma roasters, but they must meet their criteria for sustainable agriculture and fair trade.
Many foods sold through the co-op are certified organic, while many others are produced by small farmers who haven't gone through organic certification but practice organic or near organic practices. You are buying food with a story, and each producer has an "About" page that tells their story. Plus, the food co-op isn't just food. There's clothing, jewelry, art, soap and other bath and beauty products, books, CDs, pet products, classes, garden plants....the list goes on and on.
For more information on the Oklahoma Food Co-op or to become a member, go to www.oklahomafood.coop.
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Asha and Chandra, the Zoo’s two Asian elephants, have temporarily left for the Tulsa Zoo. However, they will be back in a few short years. This is a very exciting time for Oklahomans as our elephants are going to play a major role in the future of their species. Our two females are at the right ages to begin breeding. Through efforts between the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the Tulsa Zoo, and our Zoo (along with other zoo professionals), a recommendation based upon scientific research indicates that Oklahoma City’s elephants would be a good match with Tulsa’s male, Sneezy, for breeding. And with a little help from Mother Nature, baby elephants could be back in Oklahoma City in a few years.
Since moving to Tulsa last summer, Asha and Chandra have settled into their new home. Their routine in Tulsa is very similar to the one they enjoyed in Oklahoma City. They still receive daily baths, participate in training and engage in routine care. Asha and Chandra also have been fully integrated into life with the Tulsa Zoo’s two female elephants, Gunda and Suki. The foursome has developed a normal matriarchal herd much like you would find in the wild, with Gunda acting as the dominant female.
So, where is Sneezy in this process? Staff from the Oklahoma City Zoo and Tulsa Zoo continues to introduce him to Asha and Chandra. However, they will likely begin going on “dates” some time in early summer if everything goes as planned.
In light of the move, the Tulsa and Oklahoma City Zoos have formed an Elephant Management Group to monitor Asha and Chandra’s progress. This group meets about once every six months and consists of both zoos’ executive directors, curators, pachyderm staff and veterinary teams. In addition, a member of the Oklahoma City Zoo’s pachyderm staff travels to the Tulsa Zoo once a month to help with the introductions and observe behaviors. By remaining involved in this process, the Oklahoma City and Tulsa Zoos ensure that Asha and Chandra receive the best care possible during their Tulsa “vacation.”
Asha and Chandra are going to be gone for approximately two years, but many preparations are already being made for their return. While the Oklahoma City Zoo will not have any elephants while they are gone, we will begin building a brand new Asian Exhibit called Expedition Asia that features a state-of-the-art elephant habitat. This habitat includes several yards for the elephants, areas for a bull (male) elephant, and even a maternity suite for mothers and babies. With the improvements that the Zoo is making, we hope to not only welcome back Asha, Chandra, and their offspring, but also increase our elephant herd and be more involved in the conservation of this magnificent species.
The Oklahoma City Zoo and Tulsa Zoo are working to welcome the return of our elephants prior to them giving birth. If everything goes as planned, the offspring will be the first baby elephants to be born at the Oklahoma City Zoo in our history.
We just got back from a great day at the zoo. We saw Zoe with her family and all the works in progress that are going on. That's the thing I like best about the zoo---we go once a year and there is always something new going on. I can't wait until you get the dolphins back :)
PICTURE TAKEN SUMMER OF 1970 @ OKC ZOO. THIS LITTLE GUY IS NOW AN EMPLOYEE OF THE OKC ZOO. HE WILL BE THERE TO HELP MAKE THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND ENJOYABLE ONE FOR ALL WHO ATTEND. HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE LABOR DAY ALL!!
Okay, Thanks for the help!! I Finally know what I am looking at when I look at this picture!! (A Ring-tailed cat!) I plan on going back to the zoo in August!! Looking forward to it!! :-)
What is this?? Does anybody know? If you do know will you please tell me? It is Really Bugging me!! Lol! I usually take a pic. of the info sign next to the exhibit but I forgot to with this animal. I took it back in Early March in the Barn/Nocturnal animal building. You can message me or just post a comment, and I will check back. Thanks for the help.
Here’s a couple of Galapagos Tortoise shots I took within the week. They are my favorite, in Denver (where I come from) we don't keep these majestic beauties <3 Julia
Cubs sure are growing fast, look forward to seeing them outside this summer..i've visited many many zoo's and OKC ZOO is definately the best, its size all the different animals, haven't found a zoo in Tx, Ok, or Ks that can compare. :-)
