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Wolves and Bears of Yellowstone

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And the last time you visited Yellowstone National Park was, when exactly??? Never?

You do know it is just a short flight from Houston? That’s right, Bears, Moose, Wolves, Elk, Bison, Pronghorn, Fox, and a landscape of geothermal wonders and vibrant colors can be reached in only a few hours. It takes you two hours in traffic to drive back and forth to work everyday and you are not willing to fly about 5 hours to see America’s first National Park? Boulderdash! There is also that Old Faithful thing you may have heard about.

We know this because we go twice a year on our Wolves and Bear Expeditions to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons and you can travel with us May 22-26, 2012 or September 16-20, 2012.  This is our most popular travel destination and we can only accomodate up to 14 travellers on each date. Link here for travel information and itinerary:http://www.houstonzoo.org/yellowstone/

Have questions? Our travel partners from the Grand Teton Science School’s Wildlife Expedition will be on hand here at the Houston Zoo on both November 11th for our Wine and Wolves event and November 12th at our Call of the Wild Speaker Series event with Dr. Douglas Smith, Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Program http://www.houstonzoo.org/lectureseries/

Yellowstone Travel Program Now Open!

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Travel with the Houston Zoo May 17-21, 2011 to Yellowstone National Park for our Yellowstone Bears and Wolves Discovery Tour.

This trip offers premiere wolf and bear viewing opportunities in the country. This program is a must if you are a bear or wolf enthusiast, or are just curious about large predators. Participants travel to the best sites in Yellowstone to view grizzly and black bear behavior as they emerge from months of hibernation, and the interaction of wolves and their prey. You’ll enjoy spying bison and elk calves, the magnificent green-up of North America’s “Little Serengeti,” and famed scenic highlights of the world’s first national park.

There are few places America you can see 4 or 5 different species of hooved animal mingling together, along with top predators, coyotes, foxes, song birds, multiple  species of  birds of prey, and chirping ground squirrels.

Click the highlighted link above or email conservation@houstonzoo.org for more information. This trip is limited to 12 participants and sold out in 2010.

Bear family. Photo USGS