This summer, the Brevard Zoo is keeping the gates open late for Summer Saturday Nights. Every Saturday night through the end of July, the Zoo will remain open till 9 p.m. including activities such as kayaking, riding the train, and feeding the giraffes; in addition to the regular exhibits, there will also be live music and a special animal encounter. While most exhibits will remain open throughout the evening, some will close earlier: “Most of our Zoo animals are on exhibit until dusk, but some need their beauty sleep and must turn in early for the night including our birds and butterflies in the aviary. Our rhinos will be off exhibit at night but some of our giraffe herd and both zebras will be on exhibit.”
The Zoo boasts a number of exhibits including Expedition Africa, Wild Florida, the Aviary, and an extensive children’s educational play area and petting zoo. The Zoo is also very active in conservation and education, and leads several efforts to protect and restore fragile habitats like florida mangroves, oyster beds, and native wildlife, and is also home to The Sea Turtle Healing Center. If you are interested in learning more, the Zoo offers a number of behind-the-scenes sessions, seminars, and educational camps.
For more information about the Brevard Zoo, its programs, exhibits, and admission, click here.
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Titusville will be celebrating sea turtles this weekend while raising awareness about sea turtle conservation and helping the local environment. This Friday and Saturday, June 12-13 is Titusville’s 5th Annual Sea Turtle Festival. Activities include a short lecture on Sea Turtles, the Friday Night Love street party on US 1, the Sea Turtle Soiree at the Downtown Art Gallery, live music, and more! Additionally, The Downtown Art Gallery will be displaying children’s sea turtle inspired artwork for the festival’s Children’s Art Contest, as well as displaying works by resident artist and Brevard local Terrence Cope.
The weekend’s weather is forecasted to be partly cloudy, with a low chance of showers.
For more information about the Sea Turtle Festival, as well as a schedule of events, click here.
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Florida’s Space Coast is home to more loggerhead sea turtle nesting habitat than any other single location in the Western Hemisphere. The Space Coast is also home to nesting habitat for endangered green turtles and endangered leatherback sea turtles. “The turtles return to their birthplace every two to four years and lay between 80 to 120 eggs, which incubate for about 60 days. Once hatched, the baby turtles make their way to the ocean, guided by the bright light of the moon.”
This June and July, Florida Fishing and Wildlife, the Sea Turtle Preservation Society, and the Sea Turtle Conservancy are offering guided walking tours to witness this natural event up-close and personal. Tours are available at Archie Carr National Refuge, Canaveral National Seashore, Sebastian Inlet State Park, and with the Sea Turtle Conservancy and the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. Walks start between 8:00-9:00 p.m. and are typically three hours long.
Sea turtle nesting season in Brevard County is May 1st through October 31st; please remember to turn off beach front lights at night and to smooth out any holes or sandcastles built during the day! For more sea turtle conservation tips and information, click here.
To read the complete event listing, click here. To learn more about Space Coast sea turtles, visit the Sea Turtle Preservation Society’s webpage.
If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
