Bronx, N.Y. – January 12, 2011 –The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is now accepting summer camp registrations for the 2011 season.

Zoo camps offer a variety of animal-themed programs for children ages 5 to 17.  Young adventurers can choose the program that is the best fit for them—from the five-day Animal Kingdom or Pablo Python Looks at Animals Camps, to the Family Overnight Safari or the Summer Internship: Animal Care Program for Teens.
For more information or to register for a Bronx Zoo summer camp experience, visit http://www.bronxzoo.com/classes-and-programs.aspx. Space is limited and some sessions will sell out.

Working for Wildlife
Ages 8-12
If your 8 to 12 year old has a love and fascination for animals, or an interest in someday working with wildlife, this one-of-a-kind program will show them a world of possibilities. In this camp, kids will be introduced to a variety of careers in maintaining and caring for the more than 4,000 animals that call the Bronx Zoo home. A pizza party lunch is included.
 
Available Sessions:
Sunday, April 3
Saturday, May 7
Saturday, June 4
 
Times: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Fee: $80 members; $90 non-members

Family Overnight Safari
Ages 5-Adult
After another sold-out series last year, the Bronx Zoo’s most popular family tradition returns – Family Overnight Safaris. You and your family will be treated to fun-filled activities such as Late Night at the Bronx Zoo, where you meet a variety of amazing animal guests.
 
Available Sessions:
Saturday, May 15 – Sunday, May 16
Saturday, June 11 – Sunday, June 12
Saturday, July 10 – Sunday, July 11
Saturday, Sept. 24 – Sunday, Sept 25
 
Times: 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Fee: $145 members; $155 non-members
 
Pablo Python Looks at Animals
Ages 5-7
Pablo Python introduces children to the wonderful world of animal sizes, shapes, colors, textures, patterns, locomotion, and diet. In this five-day adventure, children will go on safari to the African Plains, observe butterflies in the Butterfly Garden and ride the Bug Carousel, explore the Children’s Zoo and have up-close encounters with animals, everyday.
 
Available Sessions:
June 27 – July 1
July 4 – July 8
July 11 – July 15
July 18 – July 22
July 25 – July 29
August 1 – August 5
August 8 – August 12
August 15 – August 19
August 22 – August 26
August 29 – Sept. 2
 
Times: Monday – Friday; 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $270 members; $290 non-members
 
Animal Kingdom Camp
Ages 8-12
Campers will spend an unforgettable five days at the Bronx Zoo discovering the amazing diversity of the animal kingdom. Children will journey through Madagascar!, design their own day of zoo adventure, learn ways to protect animals and habitats and then have a chance to teach zoo visitors what they’ve learned.
 
Available Sessions:
June 27 – July 1
July 4 – July 8
July 11 – July 15
July 18 – July 22
July 25 – July 29
August 1 – August 5
August 8 – August 12
August 15 – August 19
August 22 – August 26
August 29 – Sept. 2
 
Times: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $335 members; $350 non-members
 
Summer Internship: Animal Care Program for Teens
Ages 13-17
For many young people who have considered a career in working with animals, our summer internship is a defining experience. This three-week program introduces teens to an astounding array of wildlife-related careers and explores the theories and practices behind animal management and conservation at the Bronx Zoo.
 
Available Sessions:
Session 1:  July 18 - August 5
Session 2: August 8 - August 26
Times: Monday – Friday; 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fee: $1,450 members; $1,600 non-members

Please visit http://bronxzoo.com/classes-and-programs.aspx for a complete listing of dates, prices, availability, and registration.

The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adult admission is $16, children (3-12 years old) $12, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14. Parking is $13 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit www.bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.

If you would like to guide your readers or viewers to a web link where they can make donations in support of helping save wildlife and wild places, please direct them to: www.wcs.org/donation