JOIN US at Buttonwood Park Zoological Society’s Annual Fundraiser on Saturday, June 26th and party with a purpose!  Have a Wild Night at the Zoo and help sustain the Zoo’s educational and conservation programs.  The event includes a dinner buffet, open bar and a photo with our Asian elephants, Emily & Ruth!  Call for more information, or purchase your tickets online now! Click on the image below...

The Zoo will be closed on Saturday, June 26th during regular hours as we prepare for our annual fundraising gala, Wild Night at the Zoo.  The Zoo will resume regular operating hours on Sunday.  We apologize for any inconvenience. WHY NOT JOIN US that night at Buttonwood Park Zoological Society’s Annual Fundraiser and party with a purpose!  Have a Wild Night at the Zoo and help sustain the Zoo’s educational...

Family Twilight Tour REGISTER NOW Friday, June 25th • 6:00 pm Cost: Members, $15/person; Non-members, $18/person; under 3 free Join us for an exciting evening at the Zoo rain or shine! This 3 ½ hour program includes a pizza dinner, a mystery theme program, an evening tour of the Zoo and a campfire with s’mores! Participants must pre-register and pay in advance online by calling (508) 991-4556 x...

Fathers Day at the Zoo • all day Cost: Fathers are free with paying child Enjoy a relaxing Sunday at the zoo with Dad. Play “Who’s Your Daddy?”, a word-based game about animal dads.

The Buttonwood Park Zoological Society Spring Lecture Series Continues! Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 7 PM (FREE) Basking with Humpbacks, Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters Rhode Island-based author Todd McLeish will take us along on an entertaining journey with biologists who are studying these creatures to better understand the complex threats they face. He follows basking sharks—the second...

It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend!  It’s also Military Service Appreciation here at the Zoo: All active duty, retired and reserve military personnel and their dependents who show proof of service will be honored with free admission throughout the weekend (Saturday-Monday). North Woods Gift Store will also be offering a 20% discount to those in the military when they...

The Buttonwood Park Zoo is currently accepting applications for summer Animal Care Volunteer Positions.  If you are interested in volunteering with the zoo, please take a minute to read through the job description listed below, then download and fill out a volunteer application and return it prior to May 31, 2010 to: Jason Theuman Buttonwood Park Zoological Society 425 Hawthorn St New Bedford, MA 02740 Animal...

Senior Safari Tuesday, May 18 from 11 AM to 3 PM The Buttonwood Park Zoo Society invites all seniors, ages 60 and older, to enjoy a free day at the Zoo!  Special activities for the day include: Drawing class from 11-12 Music by The Meadowlarks from 12-2 Big Band Exercise Class from 1-2 Zookeeper talks throughout the day Discounts in the cafe & gift store The event takes place rain or shine! ...

Spring Lecture Series: Turtles of Massachusetts Tuesday, May 18 from 7-8 PM The Buttonwood Park Zoological Society’s Spring Lecture Series kicks off with a presentation on the Turtles of Massachussetts.  Through the magic of digital media, Don Lewis and Sue Wieber Nourse will transform Buttonwood Park Zoo into a virtual field site, so kids from 5 to 105 can experience firsthand the exciting moments of...

You can help the Zoo receive a $50,000 grant from Pepsi by simply voting online!  The Buttonwood Park Zoo is in the running for a Pepsi Refresh Grant, which would help us create a new education animal program.  The money will be used to acquire educational animals, to build suitable housing for them, and to fund a program coordinator.  Education animals (like snakes, birds and small mammals) help us...