A big, wild thank you to our first guest on tonights show...Dr. Estelle Sandhaus, Director of Conservation and Research at the Santa Barbara Zoo!!! Her efforts reflect the mission of the Santa Barbara Zoo, which is to preserve, conserve, and enhance the natural world and its living treasures through education, research, and recreation. Thank you for sharing the history and comeback efforts of the California Condor, along with your experiences in the field! sbzoo.org/conservation Upcoming Events at the Santa Barbara Zoo… At the Watering Hole: The California Condor Recovery Thursday, September 25 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. (Volentine Family Gallery opens at 5:00 p.m.) By 1982, the California condor teetered on the brink of extinction; only 22 birds remained in the world. The last wild California condor was captured at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge in 1987. Following an unprecedented multi-agency captive breeding and reintroduction effort, the condor is well on its way to recovery with more than 230 flying free. Join us in a rare opportunity to hear from biologists who are on the front lines of the condor recovery effort in the California backcountry! Cost: $10 Non-members, $8 SB Zoo Members. Enjoy appetizers and a cash beer & wine bar. Buy tickets at the Zoo or online. BIG Day featuring the Tonka Truck Activation Team Sunday, September 28 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. early entrance for SB Zoo Members and early entrance for anyone who shows a Toyota or Scion automobile key at the front gate) The Santa Barbara Zoo celebrates some of its biggest, most awesome animals -- elephants, giraffes, condors, and more -- through keeper talks, activities, and demonstrations. On the Zoo’s hilltop, the big, burly Tonka T-Rex, 2014 rescue-themed Tonka Tundra, and the Gazillion Bubbles Bubble Blowing Car are on display, and there are raffles to win toys from Tonka, My Little Pony, and Pound Puppies.Tonka stickers, posters, and more are given away to lucky Zoo guests at this BIG event! Cost: free with Zoo admission. Regular prices apply for parking when admitted with automobile key and not a current SB Zoo Member. At the Watering Hole: Why Zoos Matter: Zoos and Conservation Thursday, October 16 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. (Volentine Family Gallery opens at 5:00 p.m.) Is there a place for zoos and aquariums in today’s world or are they just an anachronism as their most vocal critics claim? Rich Block, the Santa Barbara Zoos CEO, explores some important dimensions of zoos and aquariums unrecognized by much of the public and rarely acknowledged by those who advocate closing these institutions. Cost: $10 Non-members, $8 SB Zoo Members. Enjoy appetizers and a cash beer & wine bar. Buy tickets at the Zoo or online.
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