HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens to hold “Meet-the-Zookeepers” activity this weekend (with photos)

     The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) will hold a "Meet-the-Zookeepers" activity for two consecutive days on April 13 and 14. The event will allow members of the public to learn more about the animals in the gardens and the daily work of the zookeepers in taking care of the animals.
 
     During the event, the gardens' zookeepers will tell visitors about their experiences in daily primate and bird care and animal conservation. Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn more about the daily habits of the gardens' animals as well as interesting stories about them. The animals include Bornean orang-utans, buff-cheeked gibbons, emperor tamarins, golden-headed lion tamarins, black and white ruffed lemurs, ring-tailed lemurs, American flamingos, red-crowned cranes and scarlet ibises.
 
     The activity is one of the programmes of HK SciFest 2019 and admission is free. Interested parties can assemble at 2pm at the information counter of the HKZBG's Education and Exhibition Centre.

     Starting from this year, the HKZBG will hold the "Meet-the-Zookeepers" activities more frequently with an aim of providing more opportunities for members of the public to learn more about the animals in the gardens in different times of the year. In addition to the April activity, the event will also be held on the following weekends:
 

• June 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday)
• August 3 and 4 (Saturday and Sunday)
• October 12 and 13 (Saturday and Sunday)
• November 30 and December 1 (Saturday and Sunday)

     For enquiries, please call 2530 0154 during office hours or visit the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's website: www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/hkzbg/programmes/zoo_education.html.