Membership Information for 2017
There's a change to our membership policies. The Saskatoon Zoo Society is under contract to the City of Saskatoon for its services. We are entering into a contract negotiation year with a new Zoo Manager [...]
The Komodo (Varanus komodoensis)
The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) by Claire Bullaro Varanus komodoensis or the Komodo Dragon is the largest lizard in the world and is in the same family as other monitor lizards. The largest have weighed [...]
Train drivers, parking gate attendants, concession and gift shop help wanted
Work for the Saskatoon Zoo Society this summer! Various positions open for the summer (some start as early as April 1st)! Please carefully watch the email address for each position as we have separate managers [...]
Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
Goeldi’s Marmoset “Foraging monkeys, Scamper along tree branches. Look! They found some bugs.” Residents in the Kinsmen Childrens’ Zoo are Goeldi’s Marmosets, Goeldi’s Monkeys, or just Callimicos. Their scientific name is Callimico goeldii. These are [...]
Coyote (Canis latrans)
Clever...tough and wiry...adaptable...intelligent...opportunistic...this is the Trickster in some Native lore and even on TV, as the hapless Wile E. Coyote. This animal's scientific name is Canis latrans, meaning "barking dog". The common name, Coyote, comes [...]