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Leap into Learning With A New Educational Offering! We are thrilled to announce an all-new immersive educational experience at Global Wildlife Center: The Kangaroo Classroom! This 30-minute guided activity invites students to step into the world of the Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) and trade their textbooks for clipboards in a real-world “Scientific Study.” What is

Selecting a field trip destination involves a set of competing criteria that rarely resolve with ease. The experience needs to be educationally defensible and substantive enough to justify instructional time and survive administrative scrutiny. It needs to be age-appropriate, logistically manageable for a group, and genuinely engaging for students who have grown accustomed to dismissing

A visit to Global Wildlife Center is defined by its animals. They are a collective spectacle, no doubt, but they are also individuals with distinct behaviors, biological histories, and conservation significance. While the preserve’s wide open spaces ensure that every safari offers something unexpected, certain encounters stand out across visits and across visitors. These are

Planning a family day trip is usually accompanied by a unique variety of pressures. The activity has to hold the attention of a seven and fourteen-year-old simultaneously, feel like a proper outing, involve being outside, and be worth the drive. That is a long list of requirements, and most activities fall short on at least

Calling all proud parents! Your smart cookies have earned a WILD celebration… School may be out, but the interactive learning adventures never stop at Global Wildlife Center! This July and August, we’re inviting families to beat the heat on our popular Safari Wagon Tours with our Early Bird Safaris. If your student (grades K–12) made the A/B Honor

Picture this: You’re sitting in a canopy-covered wagon rolling slowly across open savanna-style grassland, and a full-grown giraffe leans its enormous neck over the railing to eat from your  hand. A zebra trots alongside. A cape eland antelope watches from ten feet away. This isn’t a scene from a nature documentary or a safari in

Born just six days apart, the two have made their debut out on safari at the wildlife preserve FOLSOM, La.— Global Wildlife Center is excited to announce the arrival of two new endangered baby reticulated giraffes, Nova and Noah, who are now officially out on safari with the giraffe tower. Born just six days apart

Last week, Global Wildlife Center had the pleasure of hosting a bright andinquisitive group of 6th-8th grade students and their teachers from the Phoenix School inMassachusetts for a four-day immersive conservation workshop. From identifying nativeLouisiana flora to getting “paws-on” with capybara art, these students stepped out of theclassroom and directly into the roles of field

The fight against extinction is waged by dedicated organizations conserving species in zoos and parks and organizations operating in the field, often in the most remote and challenging environments. At Global Wildlife Center, we are committed to conserving wildlife through our own work at our facility in Folsom, LA, and abroad through the organizations that