HAPPENING TODAY 🐾 Help Us Secure the Future of Zoo New York! 🐾 Zoo New York is seeking critical funding from the City of Watertown to enhance our beloved zoo and create an even more vibrant community resource. At the last City Council meeting, passionate supporters spoke up for the zoo, and we couldn't be more grateful for their voices. 📢 Make Your Voice Heard! 📢 Another City Council meeting is coming up this Monday, May 19 at 7 PM, and your input can make a real difference. As community members, you have the power to shape the future of the zoo and help us reach new heights. ❓ What Would This Funding Support?❓ 🐻 Continued excellent animal care with more interactive experiences 🪵 Building a Nature Playscape 🔨 Addressing deferred maintenance for improved grounds and habitats 🐾 Achieving AZA accreditation for world-class standards 🦬 Creating new habitats for species like bison, moose, or others 📖 Expanding educational programming and outreach 📺 Increasing marketing to attract more visitors, near and far 🐴 Further developing a petting farm 🐦 Installing more interactive experiences between visitors and the animals 🌱Adding sensory trails and gardens for all abilities ✨Much, much more. Want all the details? Check out our full business plan: https://zoonewyork.org/annual-community-report Together, we can make Zoo New York a premier destination the entire region can be proud of. (fb)

The sights and sounds of Olmstead Pond at Zoo New York: An American toad calls out with green frogs, and a bullfrog can be heard in the background. Each species has its own distinct call to help attract same-species females for mating. (fb)