March 3 marks World Wildlife Day, the number one global conservation observance intended to raise awareness of the great richness and value of wildlife on Earth as well as the current plight it faces and the urgent need for conservation efforts. Turning 50 this year, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed on March 3, 1973 – a date that was proclaimed a new addition to the global conservation calendar by the UN General Assembly in 2013.
For this special occasion, we have three days full of interactive thematic events and activities in store for you between March 3 to 5 in addition to exhibiting flora and fauna from all around the globe.
MARCH 3, FRIDAY
9:00-16:00 – Discover Our CITES Species (game maps available at the admission desk)
9:00-16:00 – Spark the Ethologist Inside Your and Observe Our Animals (research tables available at the admission desk)
9:00-10:30 – Introducing Our Endangered Species (guided tour in Hungarian starting from the main entrance)
10:30-12:00 – Introducing Our Endangered Species (guided tour in Hungarian starting from the main entrance)
MARCH 4, SATURDAY
9:00-16:00 – Discover Our CITES Species (game maps available at the admission desk)
9:00-16:00 – Spark the Ethologist Inside Your and Observe Our Animals (research tables available at the admission desk)
10:00-14:00 – Adopt an Endangered Animal (Gibbon House)
10:00- 12:30 – Bone Exhibit (Gibbon House)
12:30-14:00 – Introducing Our Endangered Species (guided tour in Hungarian starting from the main entrance)
14:00-16:00 – Make Your Own Bird and Mammal of the Year (Teddy Bears’ Cottage)
MARCH 5, SUNDAY
9:00-16:00 – Discover Our CITES Species (game maps available at the admission desk)
9:00-16:00 – Spark the Ethologist Inside Your and Observe Our Animals (research tables available at the admission desk)
9:00-12:00 – Make Your Own Bird and Mammal of the Year (Teddy Bears’ Cottage)
10:00-16:00 – Adopt an Endangered Animal (Gibbon House)
12:00-13:30 – Introducing Our Endangered Species (guided tour in Hungarian starting from the main entrance)
13:30-16:00 – Bone Exhibit (Gibbon House)
ANIMALS IN ACTION
9:30 – Nile Hippo Feed
10:00 – Tufted Capuchin Feed
10:00 – Red Panda Feed
10:30 – Ring-tailed Coati Feed
10:45 – Marabou Stork Feed
11:00 – Meerkat Feed
11:00 – Lar Gibbon Feed
11:30 – Two-toed Sloth and Large Hairy Armadillo Feed
11:45 – Lar Gibbon Feed (Saturday)
13:15 – Banded Archerfish Feed
13:30 – Amur Tiger Feed (Friday only)
13:30 – Asian Lion Feed (Saturday only)
13:30 – North Chinese Leopard Feed (Sunday only)
14:30 – African Penguin Feed
