The first episode of Animal Planet’s THE ZOO: San Diego at the San Diego Zoo features our own San Diego Zoo and Safari Park.
This heartwarming
television series will take you behind the scenes to share the incredible
stories of the animals that call the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari
Park home. THE
ZOO: San Diego also shares the world-class, highly specialized care each
animal receives from veterinarians, keepers, trainers, and researchers, many of
whom have deep and meaningful relationships with the animals they have
dedicated their lives to caring for. The show also reveals the often-surprising
steps we take in our journey to end extinction.
THE ZOO: SAN DIEGO will introduce a wide range of animals to Animal Planet audiences this season, including pandas, giraffes, Galápagos tortoises, koalas, elephants, mountain lions, two baby cheetahs that are learning how to be ambassadors for their species and a flock of ostriches known as the “Spice Girls.” Viewers will watch as California condors are brought back from the brink of extinction and get an up-close look as Joanne the gorilla celebrates her fifth birthday along with her troop. Animal Planet audiences will also follow the animal care teams—keepers and veterinarians at both the Zoo and the Safari Park—many of whom have dedicated their lives to caring for animals, and the numerous projects and initiatives that place this nonprofit organization at the forefront of wildlife conservation.
About San Diego Zoo Global:
As an international nonprofit organization, San Diego Zoo Global works to fight extinction through conservation efforts for plants and animals worldwide. With a history of leadership in species recovery and animal care, San Diego Zoo Global works with partners in science-based field programs on six continents, and maintains sanctuaries and public education facilities in many places. Inspiring a passion for nature is critical to saving species, and San Diego Zoo Global’s outreach efforts share the wonder of wildlife with millions of people every year. Current major conservation initiatives include fighting wildlife trafficking and the impacts of climate change on wildlife species; broad-spectrum species and habitat protection efforts in Kenya, in Peru and on islands worldwide; preventing extinction in our own backyard; and expanding efforts to bank critical genetic resources and apply them to the conservation of critically endangered species.
Way to go… Check it out for yourself.
There will be a special two-hour season premier on August 10 at 8 pm ET/PT. The following week this will return to its regular schedule of 9 ET/PT.