APE ROCK 2011!
Ape Rock
This 24-hour rock-a-thon will support ape awareness
There will be a whole lot of rocking going in Franklin Park Zoo’s Tropical Forest beginning at 2 p.m. on July 16! Be sure to stop by to cheer on Dan McLaughlin, President of the New England chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and a Senior Zookeeper at Franklin Park Zoo, as he and other zookeepers rocks in rocking chairs for 24 hours to raise awareness about ape conservation. They will rock in front of the gorilla exhibit and will talk about ape conservation and answer questions from the public.
Photo by John Wilcox, Boston Herald
In addition to raising awareness about ape conservation, the New England AAZK chapter will also raise money to support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Ape Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) Conservation Initiative. Visitors will be able to make contributions at the event. AZA's Ape TAG Conservation Initiative is comprised of different zoological institutions and other zoo-related groups who commit to paying yearly dues that support wild ape conservation programs. The ape family includes bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, orangutans, and siamangs. In the wild, apes face a host of deadly threats including illegal hunting, habitat loss as a result of mining, logging and agricultural conversion, disease and the pet trade.
(description from the Zoo New England website.)
If you choose to visit the event in person, on July 16, the first 100 people to visit Franklin Park Zoo will receive a free, limited edition Zookeeper t-shirt!
This event was huge success last year, and a lot of fun for those of us that came in to entertain Dan on his over night adventure.
Thank you for making a donation to this very important cause!
Pictures from last year's event.
Who is AAZK New England?
What is the Ape TAG?
Conservation issues that apes face
This 24-hour rock-a-thon will support ape awareness
There will be a whole lot of rocking going in Franklin Park Zoo’s Tropical Forest beginning at 2 p.m. on July 16! Be sure to stop by to cheer on Dan McLaughlin, President of the New England chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) and a Senior Zookeeper at Franklin Park Zoo, as he and other zookeepers rocks in rocking chairs for 24 hours to raise awareness about ape conservation. They will rock in front of the gorilla exhibit and will talk about ape conservation and answer questions from the public.
Photo by John Wilcox, Boston Herald
In addition to raising awareness about ape conservation, the New England AAZK chapter will also raise money to support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Ape Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) Conservation Initiative. Visitors will be able to make contributions at the event. AZA's Ape TAG Conservation Initiative is comprised of different zoological institutions and other zoo-related groups who commit to paying yearly dues that support wild ape conservation programs. The ape family includes bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, orangutans, and siamangs. In the wild, apes face a host of deadly threats including illegal hunting, habitat loss as a result of mining, logging and agricultural conversion, disease and the pet trade.
(description from the Zoo New England website.)
If you choose to visit the event in person, on July 16, the first 100 people to visit Franklin Park Zoo will receive a free, limited edition Zookeeper t-shirt!
This event was huge success last year, and a lot of fun for those of us that came in to entertain Dan on his over night adventure.
Thank you for making a donation to this very important cause!
Pictures from last year's event.
Who is AAZK New England?
What is the Ape TAG?
Conservation issues that apes face