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This baby Black Bear climbed into a tree to escape a male Black Bear chasing him. Wrangell, Alaska AnAn Bear Observatory.
Photo: Scott Graber
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Alaska Zoo
Since 1969, The Alaska Zoo has cared for orphaned and injured wildlife as the only zoo in Alaska, and also offers quality education and conservation programs. August 2019 marks 50 years since the Alaska Zoo (then the Alaska Children's Zoo) opened its doors to its first animals and visitors.
The Alaska Zoo is located at:
The Alaska Zoo provides hourly shuttle service every day between May 12 and September 20, 2018 between the zoo and the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau Log Cabin in downtown Anchorage. There is no charge to ride the shuttle, which is on a first-come, first-served basis as space allows.
Be sure to consider arriving before noon to take their popular Discovery Tour, available daily between May 28th through Labor Day. The tour starts at 12:15pm and includes behind-scenes stops at polar bear, Amur tiger and gray wolf habitats. Admission is included in the cost of the tour, which is paid upon arrival before noon on the day you wish to tour. No reservations taken. Visit their website to learn more about this great tour:
https://www.alaskazoo.org/tours
The Alaska Zoo is open all year, closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
Hours vary with season, listed below by month:
January: 10am to 4pm* daily (5-8pm on Zoo Lights nights)
February: 10am to 4pm* daily (6:30-8:30pm on Zoo Lights nights)
March and April: 10am to 5pm* daily (Zoo Lights end March 4th)
May: 9am to 6pm* daily
June, July and August: 9am to 9pm* daily
September: 9am to 6pm* daily
October: 10am to 5pm* daily
November: 10am to 4pm* daily (Zoo Lights begin November 24th)
December: 10am to 4pm* daily (5-8pm on Zoo Lights nights)
*Last admission to the zoo is 30 minutes prior to closing time. In order to see the entire zoo, you will need an hour and a half.
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