Run to the Shrine 2010 Blog Giveaway

We are excited to announce our 2nd Annual Run to the Shrine event scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2010! This year's event features a 5K, 10K and 3/4 mile Relay for Conservation.

Enter our blog giveaway! Send an email to blogkeeper@cmzoo.org to let us know your training strategy or personal goal for running in this year’s event and you will be entered to win a Run to the Shrine t-shirt and 2 Sky Ride passes! Deadline for entry is February 1, 2010. Winners chosen at random. Good luck!

Construction Update!

Check out these photos of our new restaurant, to open spring 2010!

It’s amazing to see all the progress made!

Save the Frogs!

As many of you know, amphibian conservation is very important all of us here at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. From our conservation efforts in Panama to our local exhibits and Wyoming Toad Recovery Program - we care about amphibians.

Frogs are the most threatened group of animals on Earth. Nearly one-third of the world’s amphibian species are threatened with extinction, and at least 150 species have already completely disappeared in recent decades.

Want to learn more about frogs and how Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is involved in the amphibian crisis? Visit our amphibian rescue page to see the latest updates on the Amphibian Rescue & Conservation Project. Visit our frog blog, Facebook and Twitter sites for the latest information.

Our Director of Conservation and Animal Health recently forwarded a link to an informative site, Savethefrogs.com where you can learn more about these important creatures and their importance to our world. From Cool Frog Facts to teacher resources, this website features fun and simple ways to be involved.

Thank you for your continued support of our efforts to promote frog conservation! Just by visiting and reading our blog you are becoming empowered to spread the word!

Panama Travel Journal II - Day 10

Day Ten, December 17, 2009

We went to bed late again last night and were up at 6:30 a.m. to catch a 7:30 a.m. cab to the airport. The trip to the airport was great and we had a good flight to Houston. Once again, the Houston curse catches up with us, though. My bag does not come through and now we only have 30 minutes until our flight leaves. We are not quite running this time, but we are walking very fast. At the gate, we find we are delayed…again…so we do what we did last time; eat at the restaurant with the plastic knives. This time we make the buffet and kill most of the four hour delay. Arriving in Denver at 8:00 p.m., the snow is a stark contrast to the heat and humidity of the lower elevations that surround Panama City. The trip was successful and once again we will regroup and plan the next trip to get frogs, before time runs out.

Panama Travel Journal II - Day 9

Day Nine, December 16, 2009

Like last time, it is a slow start for everyone. I did Zoo business at the Band B, while Della, Jeff, Eric and Michelle went to work processing and treating frogs. Michelle is our vet technician and she came down to work for the next two weeks. Around 11:00 a.m. Roberto and I went to Summit to meet the group. We picked up boxes of bleach and a few other odds and ends for the group at Summit. While the group processed frogs, I met with the new Summit director, Adrian, and other members of the group to do some troubleshooting. It was a good and productive day. We finish the night with a dinner meeting in an American-style bar called Lums. We were there to meet Biff, the director of STRI. We got a lot of things ironed out and continued to build strong relationships with our partners in Panama.