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Riverview Park & Zoo

Peterborough's largest park and Canada's only free-admission, CAZA-accredited zoo. Open 365 days. https://linktr.ee/ptboriverview
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Riverview Park and Zoo is a unique, recreational and educational facility offering attractions to people of all ages. Located just north of downtown Peterborough, Riverview Park and Zoo is a fabulous place to enjoy a leisurely stroll in a peaceful and tranquil setting while experiencing the natural beauty of Peterborough.

12/10/2024

NOTICE: The Zoo will remain closed today (December 10th) due to icy conditions. We appreciate your patience and understanding. We will post as soon as we re-open. Thank you and stay safe!

12/09/2024

NOTICE: For the safety of our guests and staff, the Zoo is currently closed due to freezing rain and icy conditions. Thank you for understanding. Stay safe❄️!

12/08/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out this wintery weekend to celebrate the arrival of Meadow our new river otter! We are so grateful for all the donations, animal adoptions, and food and toy donations we received yesterday!

There are many ways which you can still support us this holidays:

🐾Purchase an animal adoption or make a donation online

🎁Shop in our gift shop (open 10-3 on Fridays until Christmas)

12/07/2024

We are excited to announce the arrival of our new River Otter, Meadow!

She has come all the way from Calgary Zoo/Wilder Institute and she is settling in well with our three boys Splish, Boldt, and Lawrence.

The team are getting to know her and she is already proving to be a very vocal girl, so listen out next time you visit us and you might hear her!

Welcome Meadow and thank you to the folks at Calgary zoo for letting her come live with us! - DP

12/06/2024

Get outside tomorrow and visit us at Riverview Park and Zoo! ❄

Saturday will be an extra special day at RPZ. It will be otterly festive with extra Meet the Keeper sessions throughout the day, holiday shopping in the gift shop, and there will be a special announcement at 1:30pm. And as always, admission is free!

We are supported in part by donations made through our Adopt an Animal program. Please consider adopting an animal this holiday season. Adoption packages can be picked up from Guest Services on Dec 7th if they are purchased on our website by tomorrow (Wednesday 4th Dec).

Please bring any non-perishable food or un-wrapped toy donations to drop off too! - DP
Kawartha Haliburton Children's Foundation Kawartha Food Share

12/05/2024

Adopt a Camel to support the care of our three Bactrian Camels at Riverview Park and Zoo.

Become a named animal adopter on our digital sign! ✨

The Bactrian Camels at Riverview Park and Zoo love winter! There wooly winter coats keep them warm, even in the snow! They are native to deserts of China and Mongolia, where the winter temperature is as low as -30c.

Watch our camel, Zaya, and the Wild Kratts teach folks about her species!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rWAetpRCo

12/04/2024

Get outside this winter and visit us at Riverview Park and Zoo! ❄

Saturday 7th December will be an extra special day at RPZ. It will be otterly festive with extra Meet the Keeper sessions throughout the day, holiday shopping in the gift shop, and there will be a special announcement at 1:30pm. And as always, admission is free!

We are supported in part by donations made through our Adopt an Animal program. Please consider adopting an animal this holiday season. Adoption packages can be picked up from Guest Services on Dec 7th if they are purchased on our website by tomorrow (Wednesday 4th Dec). - DP

12/03/2024

It's !

Here's an EMUsing fact for ya... did you know emu eggs are edible and are the equivalent of approximately 10 chicken eggs!

Next time you are visiting us listen out for the Emus strange call, they make a resonant booming call, made from a large air sac attached to windpipes in her chest.

Adopt an Emu online, by phone, or in Guest Services this holiday season 🐾🎁 - DP

12/03/2024

Today is !

How about a treat-an-animal Tuesday!?

Our Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig here knows how to have a self-care day. He loves a relaxing mud bath! Support him (and his elaborate skin care routine) by purchasing a Pig Adoption online to help us raise money to support our day-to-day animal care. - DP

12/03/2024

There are many ways you can support us this Giving Tuesday:

1. Adopt an Animal - Consider purchasing a symbolic animal adoption for yourself, a loved one, or on behalf of your class or business/organization (can be picked up or sent electronically to avoid potential postage delays).

2. Make a donation towards our animal care costs. We rely on community contributions for our ongoing expenses involved in caring for our animals.

3. Choose to shop for holiday gifts in our gift shop (open Friday's in Nov and Dec 10am-3pm). All proceeds from the store supports our Park and Zoo.

4. Buy a gift for our animals by shopping our amazon wish list. We have a list of approved animal enrichment items on there to purchase as gifts for our animals.

Thank you to all our friends, who have helped us in little and large ways over the past year! - DP

11/30/2024

11/29/2024

Holiday shopping that supports local AND supports wildlife conservation and education... win win!

Shopping in our gift shop not only supports our animals that live at Riverview Park and Zoo, you are also supporting the many conservation programs that we participate in, like the Species Survival Plans for Slender-tailed Meerkats. You are also helping our local wildlife through our large naturalized shoreline planting project, our turtle nesting site, and bird friendly facility features. 🦉🐢

100% of the proceeds from the gift shop goes to support our zoo operations and animal care.

A huge thank you to our dedicated community supporters, whether you are shopping in our gift shop, buying animal adoption packages, or making donations, we appreciate you! - DP

11/28/2024

Cassandra the Emu, she may not fit in your stocking, but her adoption package will!🎁🐾

Adopt an Emu, or your favourite Riverview Park and Zoo animal, today!

Interested in gifting a symbolic animal adoption? Visit our website or gift shop to purchase. Adoption packages include a photo of the animal, a personalized certificate, and a species fact sheet. You can pick up adoption packages during gift shop open hours or go paperless and have it delivered electronically.

We are so grateful for all our supporters who choose to Adopt an Animal at Riverview Park and Zoo. 🦚

11/26/2024

Please consider making a Holiday Animal Adoption this year! 🎁

Your purchase through our website is a crucial part of our fundraising efforts to support the animals in our care and to support our conservation and education projects.

For example, to help conserve healthy populations of Squirrel monkeys in captivity, our group of squirrel monkeys are part of a international Species Survival Plan. We work alongside other world class establishments to maintain a genetically healthy global population. Every time you donate, you help us to carry out more research, rehabilitate more habitats, reintroduce more species and educate more people. - DP

11/25/2024

Adoption packages are available electronically to avoid any postal delays before the holidays!

Animal adoptions make great gifts! When you symbolically adopt an animal at Riverview Park and Zoo, your adoption fees help with specialized animal care, nutrition programs, added enrichment and training, veterinary health care, research and conservation.

Please visit our website:
https://www.riverviewparkandzoo.ca/en/support-us/adopt-an-animal.aspx

11/21/2024

There are lots of ways to support Riverview Park and Zoo this Holiday Season:

Adopt and Animal - Gift a symbolic animal adoption to your family and friends to support our on-going animal care and species conservation programs.

Make a Donation - Visit our website or visit Guest Services to make a holiday donation to Riverview Park and Zoo. Please check our website or holiday Guest Services hours.

Shop our Wishlist - Give a gift directly to our animals by shopping on our Enrichment Wishlist. There are a variety of approved and safe enrichment items available for purchase that can be sent straight to us at Riverview Park and Zoo. Who wouldn't want to gift our chickens a disco ball for their holiday party!? - DP

Visit our website: https://www.riverviewparkandzoo.ca/en/support-us/wish-list.aspx

11/19/2024

Consider making a symbolic animals adoption in a loved one's name for their holiday gift!

Your donation package recipient will get a quality photo of your animal, an adoption certificate, a fact sheet and a letter of thanks from the Manager and Curator.

Your annual animal adoption is recognized for the year on our electronic adoption board found inside the main entrance gates of Riverview Park and Zoo.

Shop locally, shop thoughtfully to support your community & the environment! - DP

Visit our website to adopt an animal. 🐾

Address

1300 Water Street (Visitors), 1230 Water Street (Office/Deliveries)
Peterborough, ON
K9H7G4

Telephone

+17057489301

Website

http://www.riverviewparkandzoo.ca/

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Loading… winter wonderland!! ❄️Just in time for our Wild Winter event this Saturday! ❄️

Happy Halloween from us all here at Riverview Park and Zoo! 🍂🎃🐾 -DP

A birthday enrichment for Splish’s 18th birthday! 🥳 To learn how you can contribute to their enrichment, visit the link in our bio to find out how you can adopt an animal or purchase something from their wish list💙💛

We let our Gen Z students make a video touring the RPZ barnyard. Should we let them make another one? 🤔 #zoo #riverviewparkandzoo #rpz #ptbo #ptbocanada -KR

Raise your hand if you like Jell-O 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ Here is a short video of one of our North American river otters enjoying a Jell-O treat (unsweetened and unflavoured, of course)! A part of our mission here at RPZ is to provide our animals with a wide vareity of enrichment activities to help stimulate their minds and encourage natural behaviours. Enrichment offers animals the opportunity for physical and mental exercise, as well as entertainment! The otters are offered various toys to play with, as well as treats with different textures (such as Jell-O) for enrichment. Happy animals are healthy animals!🦦 Drop by to see one of our otter enrichment sessions every day at 1:30pm. Visit our website to learn more and to donate! #riverviewparkandzoo #ptbo #zoo #riverotter -KR 💛💙

Did you know meerkats are omnivores? Check out our new video about our slender-tailed meerkat mob!

Did you know camels can weigh up to 1000kg? Check out our new video about Gobi, Zaya, and Baika, our Bactrian Camels!

Check out our new video on using the bear-proof garbage bins at the Park and Zoo!

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Peterborough’s Premier Family Destination

We are a unique facility offering attractions to people of all ages. Located just north of downtown Peterborough, Riverview Park and Zoo is a fabulous place to enjoy a leisurely stroll in a peaceful and tranquil setting while experiencing the natural beauty of Peterborough.

For decades, the Park and Zoo has attracted over a quarter of a million visitors a year. And no wonder - the zoo features 25+ exhibits, with over 48 species, including Yak, Camel, Two-Toed Sloth, Wallaby, Emu, River Otter, Squirrel Monkey, Crocodile, Sichuan Takin, Meerkat and more! Visit our web page (http://www.peterboroughutilities.ca/Park_and_Zoo.htm) to learn about our education programs and conservation initiatives.

The park covers 55.5 acres and includes the largest and most diversified playground in the city. It also features equipment for physically-challenged children. With a splash pad, frisbee golf course, walking trails, a miniature train ride, and beautiful gardens we have something for everyone.

We’re Canada's Only Free-Admission CAZA/AZAC Accredited Zoo - Riverview Park and Zoo is a proud member of Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums - Aquariums et Zoos Accrédités du Canada (CAZA-AZAC), an organization that promotes the welfare of animals, and encourages the advancement and improvement of zoological parks, aquariums and related animal exhibits in Canada as humane agencies of recreation, education, conservation, and science. As such, we are held to stringent standards for all aspects of our operations, from animal care and facilities, education and conservation through to visitor safety.