The Saskatoon Zoo Society has an opportunity for an Executive Director to join our team. This role is permanent, part-time (.75 FTE). Who We Are The Saskatoon Zoo Society is a volunteer-driven, non-profit, environmental education organization, dedicated to fostering respect for nature. Each year the staff and volunteers of the Saskatoon Zoo Society conduct over [...]
Bzzzzz Bzzzzz Bzzzzz By: Claire Bullaro Did you know that in the three Prairie Provinces there are over 300 different species of native bees, not including the introduced honey bee? The Prairies represent the most diverse area of bee species in Canada. Bees are dependent on pollen and nectar so they need habitats that are [...]
Work for the Saskatoon Zoo Society this summer! The Saskatoon Zoo Society is looking for 2 summer interpreters to work as a camp counsellors for July and August. This job requires experience working with children. Experience working with children in a camp setting or within a school setting (even if volunteer) is a huge asset. [...]
The Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps– Zoo News – 21.01 by: Claire Bullaro Here Be Dragons! On an old metal globe of the then-known earth, made in 1510, this Latin phrase, Hic sunt dragones, is written on parts of the globe where Europeans had not traveled or seen the living creatures. Many cultures have myths about dragons [...]
We are looking for an enthusiastic digital social media marketing intern to join our society and help to provide creative ideas to achieve our goals. Your creative contribution will help develop, expand and maintain our marketing channels. You will work with the staff to improve website design and efficiencies as well as assist with analytics. [...]
We have a new partner! The Saskatoon Zoo Society is proud to be partnering with YXE SunCountry Ecostore. The SunCountry Ecostore is working to make the world a little greener with environmentally friendly home and garden products. Their goal is to bring a local touch to online shopping and to promote sustainable living in our [...]
The Pronghorn Antilocapra americana The Cree name for the Pronghorn is apistacihkos and the scientific name is Antilocapra (antelope-goat) americana (found in the Americas) and are not either goat or antelope, or even deer. They are in the Order of even-toed mammals (Cetartiodactyla) and the Family of Antilocapridae of which they are the only representative. [...]
The Dingoes have arrived! As of August 9, 2019 the Dingoes will be out in their new home at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park and Zoo The Dingo by Claire Bullaro Beyond the Fence by J. K. Brand “Dawn comes brightly with silence here No song of river nor orchard birds here suddenly from behind dry [...]
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus): The Bald Eagle is the only eagle found exclusively in North America. Its scientific name is Haliaeetus leucocephalus: the first name means ‘sea eagle” and the second refers to its white head (leuco = white, cephalus = head). It is also one of the largest birds of prey (raptors) in the [...]
The Chilean Rose Tarantula Grammostola rosea Halloween is a time when everyone seems to like creepy, scary things like bats, and spiders. Of course, any one who studies them knows that both creatures are fascinating and wonderfully adapted to their habitats. The type of spider we have in the Kinsmen Children's Zoo at the Saskatoon [...]