Sandwiched by a gator and boa, Mayor Joe Ganim joined Zoo Director Gregg Dancho on Wednesday at a ground breaking for the new kitchen and commissary for animals that will also allow visitors to view state-of-the art food preparation at Connecticut’s only zoo. The project is slated for completion in January 2017. Check out video.
Entries Tagged as 'Gregg Dancho'
New Kitchen And Commissary For Zoo Animals
September 1st, 2016 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Paging Ninja Turtles
August 14th, 2016 · No Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
Were these babies ending up as soup or in an aquarium? Doing It Local’s Steve Krauchick reports on the arrest of three men for selling undersized turtles. At times like these it’s always good to call Zoo Director Gregg Dancho.
Piggy Bank Giveaway Day At Zoo
August 9th, 2016 · No Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
News release from Miss Piggy: Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is pleased to announce its partnership with Fairfield County Bank, in a great promotion and giveaway at the Zoo, on Sunday August 14th–Piggy Bank Giveaway Day. Beginning at 10am on Sunday, the first 750 kids, 3 to 11, entering the Zoo will receive a unique, pink piggy […]
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Waddle Over To The Zoo, Check Out The Penguins
May 6th, 2016 · 3 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Hey, we have a bunch of political penguins in Bridgeport, but now you can see the real thing at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Four African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) have moved into their new summer home at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo with the much-anticipated opening of the Penguin Plaza exhibit. Three males, Tubbs, Sal, and South, and one female, […]
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UI Powers Living Roof For Zoo’s Rainforest Building
August 21st, 2015 · 4 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
From United Illuminating: With support from The United Illuminating Company and UIL Holdings Corporation, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo will soon have a jungle both inside and outside its rainforest exhibit.
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Standing Ovation For The Zoo
May 26th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
Take the kids to the zoo. Take adults too! www.beardsleyzoo.org Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is pleased to announce it has been awarded the “Best Park” award in the 2013 Fairfield County Weekly readers poll. This is the first win for Connecticut’s only zoo, which celebrated its 90th birthday last year.
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Zoo Tickets For You
April 8th, 2013 · 1 Comment · Best of Bridgeport
What a day! Time to get out, stretch out and bring the kids to the zoo. No, not a City Council meeting, the real zoo, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Admit it, when you visit the zoo you become a kid again. And, even better our friends at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, led by Zoo Director Gregg Dancho, are […]
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What A Zoo! Paging Dr. Doolittle, Marlin Perkins, Gregg Dancho And National Geographic
October 16th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
The city’s animal shelter historically reserved for dogs and cats is starting to look more like the children’s zoo at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, the state’s only zoo (if you’re not including city politics). Maybe it’s time for Gregg Dancho, the city’s outstanding zoo director to advise the city on this matter because when you have […]
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