| Reservations: | Required—fill out, print, and fax or mail a registration form or call (760) 738-5057. |
| Questions: | Education Department |
| Fee: |
$59 per person |
| Audience: | Adults only, age 16 and up (ages 16 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older) |
| Location: |  |
| Duration: | 2.5 hours |
| Dates/Times: 4:30–7 p.m. |
See schedule below |
Calendar: A Taste of CRES
At the Wild Animal Park
For a special and enlightening outing, it's hard to top A Taste of CRES, an upscale tour program offered by the Wild Animal Park.
Starting at 4:30 p.m., the event begins with a tour of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Conservation Research. You will get to see the state-of-the-art research facility and learn about CRES (Conservation and Research for Endangered Species) scientists and their research projects. Then, you'll be escorted to an elegant cheese and wine-tasting reception (nonalcoholic drinks available) at 5:30 p.m., followed by some conversation about conservation during a presentation by a dynamic speaker, usually one of the CRES researchers. Each month will feature a new speaker with fascinating stories.
The cost of the entire program is $59 per person, and it runs from 4:30–7 p.m. Because the speaker will change each month, we invite you to come back again and again to enjoy the reception and speaker for only $35. Reservations are required, and participants must be at least 16 years old. (Ages 16–18 must be accompanied by an adult.) For reservations, please call (760) 738-5057.
Special offer: Enjoy $10 off the entire 2008 series when you purchase all three programs!
2008 speaker schedule
Saturday, May 3: Elephants, with Dr. Matt Anderson, scientist, Behavioral Biology Division
Saturday, July 5: Rhinos, with Dr. Ron Swaisgood, associate director, Applied Animal Ecology
Division
Saturday, October 4: Polar Bears, with Megan Owen, M.A., conservation program specialist, Applied Animal Ecology
Division
