American Association of Zoo Keepers San Francisco Chapter

08/14/2024

Get your TFYM 15th Anniversary Shirt!!
https://www.bonfire.com/aazk-trees-for-you-and-me-15-year-fundraiser/

08/05/2024

We are excited to offer a fire hose enrichment workshop happening this month! If you are interested in attending, RSVP by emailing us at [email protected].

07/27/2024

Check out our 15th anniversary fundraiser shirt available now at this link:
https://www.bonfire.com/aazk-trees-for-you-and-me-15-year-fundraiser/

07/25/2024

07/25/2024

Thank you for joining us tonight to celebrate . This week is a time to acknowledge the hard work and dedication we put into our daily lives. We are a team of passionate individuals who strive to improve the lives of the animals in our care while promoting conservation efforts. Take some time this week to reflect on your accomplishments, big or small.

Happy National Zookeeper Week!!

07/21/2024

Happy National Zookeeper Week!
All week long, AAZKSF will be giving away prizes to keepers, so keep a close eye on our social media posts this week to see if you're a lucky winner! And don't forget to join us at on Wed, July 24th starting at 6pm for NZKW social event!

07/11/2024

It's that time of year again! National Zookeeper Week is upon us! Please join us, Wednesday, July 24th at starting at 6 pm, located at the Angel Island firepit. We'll be sharing fun Zookeeper stories by the fire, and makin' s'mores with our peers!

06/30/2024

🌈 Happy Pride weekend from AAZKSF. 🏳️‍🌈

06/26/2024

06/22/2024

Shout out to everyone who came to our June meeting that doubled as our summer social tonight!

06/22/2024

Today we are celebrating World Giraffe Day, which just so happens to fall on the longest day of the year. It's a pretty fitting way to celebrate the tallest land animals on earth. Sadly, their numbers continue to decline and the species as a whole are undergoing what can be referred to as a silent extinction. Highlighting these species on a day like today can help bring awareness to this issue. There are ways to help such as supporting organizations like The Reticulated Giraffe Project and Taasisi Asilia ya Pori - Wild Nature Institute.

06/18/2024

Come join our first social event of the summer! We'll be meeting at Southern Pacific Brewing at 6 PM and rumor has it that there will be cake 🎂

06/14/2024

The international effort, led by the Prague Zoo, released seven Przewalski’s horses to their native steppe habitat in central Asia

06/08/2024

Come visit us at entry village to celebrate the 's 95th birthday!

06/02/2024

New merch alert!
Canvas bags, magnets, and glitter stickers! 🤩

05/31/2024

05/05/2024

04/26/2024

Happy World Penguin Day from our favorite island- Penguin Island! 🐧🏝

04/22/2024

Our members had such a fun time representing Aazk this weekend for the Earth Day festivities at the !

04/20/2024

Come visit us today and tomorrow at the 's Earth Fest!
Celebrating earthday everyday!

04/09/2024

🦄 Happy Unicorn Day! 🦏 Our favorite unicorn, the Greater One-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis), lives in northern India and southern Nepal and have a “tank-like” skin that resembles grey plates of armor with rivets. The recovery of the Greater One-horned rhino is a conservation success story! Thanks to strict protection by government authorities in India and Nepal, rhino populations have rebounded from fewer than 100 individuals to more than 4,000 today.

🦏

04/08/2024

Happy Zoo Lovers Day!
Who is ready for ’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium Day on Wednesday, September 25
at the 2024 AAZK National Conference hosted by the Omaha Chapter?
We love reminiscing on what a great time we had at last year’s Zoo Day at the 2023 AAZK National Conference in Akron!

Thank you to everyone who loves zoos and aquariums. It’s through love and passion that we are able to be successful in our education, animal care, and conservation.

04/04/2024

Just under two weeks until our next AAZK SF fundraiser! Hope everyone is ready for burrito and taco time 🌮😍

03/13/2024

It's March Mammal Madness time! Today and tomorrow are the last days to join the game, so don't be shy to swing by the keeper trailer and submit your bracket 🖊

03/04/2024

Flocking together to wish everyone a happy from AAZK San Francisco! Our chapter looks forward to fundraising for wildlife conservation efforts near and far this year 🌏

02/28/2024

Tomorrow is the big day - the AAZK Awards Panel Discussion!

Join the AAZK Awards Committee, TOMORROW, February 29th, at 8 PM EST, along with representatives from several AAZK Chapters from across the country to discuss all things Awards! We will be giving an overview of AAZK Awards, talking about how chapters work with management for Awards, ways to encourage nominations, and much more!

Link in comments for joining the Panel! We hope to see you there! 🏆

02/16/2024

Happy National Hippo Day!

02/15/2024

March Mammal madness is coming! Get ready for another epic conservation battle. Stay tuned on how you can participate and possibly win!

The divisions have have been announced and they are as follows:

1.Take A Bow
2. Epic Animals
3.Connoisseur Critters
4.Rainbow Collection

More info can be found here:
https://libguides.asu.edu/ld.php?content_id=75424002

And don't forget to check in for the brackets on Feb 22nd!

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