Wild Aware Utah Day - Utah's Hogle Zoo
Calling fans of Utah’s great outdoors! Utah's Hogle Zoo, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and the Berryman Institute at Utah State University have teamed up for Wild Aware Utah Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10AM-2 PM. Discover how to identify wildlife, get resources for preventing human/wildlife conflicts, and learn how to recreate safely in Utah’s great outdoors. Experience a day filled with activities, animal enrichment, and keeper chats celebrating Utah wildlife.
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Calling fans of Utah’s great outdoors! Utah's Hogle Zoo, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and the Berryman Institute at Utah State University have teamed up for Wild Aware Utah Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026, from 10AM-2PM.
- Discover how to identify wildlife, get resources for preventing human/wildlife conflicts, and learn how to recreate safely in Utah’s great outdoors.
- Experience a day filled with activities, animal enrichment, and keeper chats celebrating Utah wildlife.
- Don’t miss our Aline W. Skaggs Wild Utah exhibit featuring local animals like cougars, western toads, gray foxes, and burrowing owls.
Included with general admission or zoo membership. Buy your Wild Aware Utah Day tickets online to save $2! Kids two and under are always free at Hogle Zoo. Hogle Zoo will be open from 9 AM - 6 PM.
Wild Aware Utah Day event schedule
Schedule subject to change.
Partners: 10 AM – 2 PM
- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources education table in Wild Utah, by the cougar habitat
- Utah's Hogle Zoo Conservation education table in Wild Utah, by the Stillman Bridge
- Utah State University Berryman Institute education table in Entry Plaza
- Utah State University Berryman Institute mock campsite by Great Ape’s lawn
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- 10 AM: Cougar keeper chat in Wild Utah
- 10 AM: Skunk training session and keeper chat in Wild Utah
- 10:30 AM: Otter enrichment and keeper chat in Rocky Shores
- 11 AM: Red fox enrichment in Small Animal Building
- 11 AM: Canines for Conservation Dog Show in Wildlife Theater
- 11:30 AM: Raven training session and keeper chat in Wild Utah
- 11:30 AM: Spirit Productions Dance & Cheer Armed Forces Day Performance in Oasis Plaza
- Noon: Tiger enrichment in Asian Highlands
- 1 PM: If not friend, why friend shaped? Why keeping wild animals as pets is not a good idea in Wild Utah
- 1 PM: Canines for Conservation Dog Show in Wildlife Theater
- 1:30 PM: Badger enrichment keeper chat in Wild Utah
- 1:30 PM: Venomous reptiles of Utah in Small Animal Building
- 2 PM: Bighorn sheep keeper chat in Wild Utah
- 3 PM: Canines for Conservation Dog Show in Wildlife Theater
Location:
Utah's Hogle Zoo, 2600 Sunnyside Avenue South, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, United States
See map: Google Maps
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Dates:
05/16/2026
Time:
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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