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Zoo & Aquarium
Hours:

January  1 - April 25
9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

April 26 - May 23
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily

May 24 - September 1
9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily


  HomeStreet Bank Goes 
    “Wild About Zoos” 
    for a Seventh Year
    with "$10 for You,
      $10 for the Zoo" 
        Read more...

Welcome to the Point Defiance Zoological Society


Vision for the Future Campaign News:

Point Defiance Zoological Society Accepts $500,000 Donation from Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation. (Read full article here)

Click here if you would like to become involved in the Vision for the Future Campaign, or contact Brynn Blanchard, Zoo Society Deputy Director and Campaign Manager by email at VisionForTheFutureCampaign@thezoosociety.org or by phone at (253) 404-3806. 


(L to R) – John Houck, Zoo Deputy Director, Caryl Zenker, PDZS Executive Director, Barbara Amsden, PDZS Board Member & KeyBank VP & Relationship Manager, Dave Parent, KeyBank Vice President & Community Relations Manager, Karen Povey, Sr. Staff Biologist and Forrest the Owl unveil the Zoo’s brand new KeyBank Get Wild Kiosk located adjacent to the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater. 
 
Sponsored by KeyBank and built by students and staff at Bates Technical College the kiosk is designed to assist Zoo visitors with identifying local resources that they can use to get out and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. 
 
Check it out the next time you visit!