About the Event
The Explorers’ Party is the annual family benefit of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), where we welcome you to the Central Park Zoo to celebrate WCS’s mission to save wildlife and wild places. This one-of-a-kind event inspires children (ages 2-12) to discover their inner explorer and learn about the planet’s most spectacular wildlife. Your support of the Explorers’ Party will help WCS protect vulnerable wildlife in the last wild places on earth.
The Explorers’ Party is held rain or shine. In the event of rain, all seating, food, and activities will be placed under cover. Don’t let a little rain keep you away from a fun evening at the Zoo!
- Enjoy exclusive access to the Central Park Zoo’s animal exhibits
- Engage in educational crafts and activities
- Watch a Wildlife Theater performance
- Learn fun animal facts from WCS keepers, scientists, and veterinarians
- Savor a delicious family-friendly buffet dinner
Wild about Big Cats!
From tropical forests in Latin America to African plains and mountains in Asia, big cats are critical apex predators in the landscapes they inhabit. WCS’s ambitious goal is not just to prevent big cat declines, but to actually restore thriving populations to their natural carrying capacities by fully protecting their strongholds in nature. We have seen progress; tiger populations, for instance, are rising in seven sites where WCS works and are stable in five.
Did you know?
- Snow leopards can jump as far as 50 feet.
- Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land mammals, reaching top speeds of 70 miles per hour.
- Every tiger has a unique stripe pattern—similar to a human fingerprint.
- Lions have the loudest roar of all big cats, with the sound reaching up to five miles away.
- Male Amur tigers are the world’s largest big cats, and can grow to weigh 650 pounds.
