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Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Presents Skyhunters in Flight Every Weekend This Summer

7/1/2022

Animal Shows Scheduled Thursdays through Sundays;
Watch the Thrilling Birds of Prey Show Beginning July 2

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – July 1, 2022 --As part of the ongoing 100th year celebration, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is excited to bring Master Falconer Brian Bradley to the Adventure Amphitheater this summer. Bradley is among the nation’s premiere wildlife presenters and will be presenting two shows each Saturday and Sunday at 11 am. and 2 p.m. through September 4.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial with Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 25

6/22/2022

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – June 22, 2022 –Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is 100 years old, and is holding a Birthday Bash for its Centennial Celebration on Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Celebrates Centennial Year with “Wild About Reading”

6/9/2022

Children Invited to 23 Area Libraries on June 18 to Search Books on Bears for 500 Hidden Prizes

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – June 8, 2022 – Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Director Gregg Dancho announced today that something sweet is coming to area libraries: a ferociously fun way to win prizes at the Zoo while supporting literacy and reading. To celebrate the opening of a new Andean bear habitat along with the Zoo’s 100th birthday, the Zoo is sponsoring 500 sweet prizes designed as “Pots of Honey. Libraries in 16 towns throughout the area are participating in the giveaways.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Announces Fourth Annual Zoo Photography Contest

6/7/2022

Exhibition Presented in Honor of Kathy Brady; Photo Submissions Due by July 4

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –June 7, 2022–-Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is proud to announce its fourth annual photography contest is open for submissions, an opportunity for the Zoo’s many dedicated amateur and professional photographers to submit their best work for public viewing. The contest, sponsored by Milford Photo, will combine digital submissions with an in-person exhibition.

Wade’s Dairy Inc. Sponsors the Big Cow at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

5/26/2022

Big Cow Is Refreshed for the Zoo’s Centennial

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – May 26, 2022 –Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo welcomed back the iconic Big Cow statue from its refurbishing and repainting at CT Composites in South Windsor, Conn. Gone from its familiar spot in front of the New England Farmyard for the past month, it made the moo-ve back today in an open truck down 84 to Route 8, to the delight of drivers on those roads.

Doug Wade of Wade’s Dairy Inc was on hand to welcome the cow. His company stepped forward with a $5,000 donation to pay for the cow’s makeover after forty years of being loved by children at the Zoo.

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