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Global Wildlife Center will be closed for tours April 10, 2024 in anticipation of severe weather predicted.

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Food Trucks & Live Music

Spring Safari Weekend Fun! Depending on the date, enjoy live music by Brittany Jenkins and Company, Lake Ragan, or Bryan Mannino at the Global Wildlife pavilion, while savoring delicious food for purchase from Boss Hog’s Kitchen or Wich Craft Eats Food Trucks, back by popular demand. Don’t forget to cool off with a sweet treat

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Shaping Tomorrow: Meet Some New Faces in Global Wildlife’s Vision for the Future

“Spot three new baby giraffes at north shore’s Global Wildlife Center” There are three new faces at the North shore’s Global Wildlife Center. The trio of half-sister baby giraffes Amari, Asha and Jasiri were born last spring, and they all share the same father, Jett!  The calves are joining the thriving “tower” of 11 giraffes

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AAA Animal Sanctuaries in the Midwest and South article

AAA Magazines: Amazing encounters at 10 animal sanctuaries in the Midwest and SouthAAA Magazines:

Wildlife lovers can embark on their own safaris without a plane ticket by visiting animal sanctuaries and refuges. Across the region, meet tigers, lions, bears, wolves, elk, giraffes, zebras, and bison, often roaming free in natural settings…” Read the full article here: https://www.ace.aaa.com/publications/travel/us-destinations/animal-sanctuaries.html

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global Wildlife Center Featured in Country Roads Article, “Return to Paradise”

Recently, Country Roads Magazine featured Global Wildlife Center in an article delving into our “new era.” Highlighting the center’s 900 acres landscape, the spot notes the variety of animals one can visit here –  thousands of animals from 30 different species, including majestic giraffes, graceful antelopes, and adorable kangaroos. But most importantly, it celebrates the

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Global Wildlife Center Celebrates Kameel the Giraffe’s 30th Birthday

Festivities Saturday, June 17 also Honor World Giraffe Day FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 14, 2023Contact: Christina Cooper, Executive DirectorCell: 985-273-9886 Folsom, LA. (June 13, 2023) – Happy 30th Birthday, Kameel the giraffe! Kameel the reticulated giraffe at Global Wildlife Center stands out from tower as the longstanding matriarch of Global’s giraffe family – and

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Sunset Safari May 4, 2024