508-991-6178New Bedford, MAOne of the finest small zoos in the United States About the Zoo Welcome Zoo Mission Zoological Society Master Plan Zoo History and Facts AZA Accredited Institution AZA Programs at the Zoo Zoo Newsletter Contact Us FAQ The Story of Emily and Ruth Response to Online Petition Visitor Information Plan Your Visit Hours and Prices Zoo Map Directions to the Zoo Zoo Train Wildlife Carousel North Woods Gift Store Bear’s Den Cafe Group Registration Page Things to Do Calendar Upcoming Events Birthday Parties Private Events and Meetings Overnight Programs Zoo Train Wildlife Carousel ZooCrew Zoo Camp Keeper Chat Schedule Rainforests, Rivers & Reefs Get Involved Become a Zoo Member Individual and Family Memberships Business and Corporate Memberships Library and Organizational Memberships Reciprocal List Donate Ways to Give Annual Fund Wish List Planned Giving Memorials/Honorariums Bamboo Donation Employment Buttonwood Park Zoo Employment Opportunities Buttonwood Park Zoological Society Employment Opportunities Volunteer at the Zoo Animal Care Volunteer/Intern Education Volunteer Horticulture Volunteer Event Volunteer Counselor-in-Training FrogWatch USA Volunteer Login Our AnimalsAmphibiansPoison Dart FrogBirdsRed-tailed HawkBald EagleTurkey Vulture Sandhill Crane Redhead DuckGreat Horned OwlEastern Screech OwlPileated WoodpeckerCanada Goose Hooded MerganserNorthern PintailNorth American Ruddy DuckBuffleheadGuira CuckooMontezuma QuailAfrican Pygmy GooseHawk-headed ParrotRed-breasted GooseBaikal TealCanvasbackAndean GooseMarbled TealSmewEmperor GooseBaer's PochardGreen AracariScaly-sided MerganserPhilippine DuckLesser White-fronted GooseSun ConureSilver TealPeruvian PigeonCrested Quail-doveArgentine Ruddy DuckAustralian Wood DuckSwan GooseRoss GooseReptilesRed TeguRed-footed TortoiseBox TurtleMatamataBlack and White TeguGreen BasiliskCaiman LizardYellow-footed TortoiseFishChain DogfishBanggai CardinalfishBlue TangMoon JellyfishSpotted Garden EelLined SeahorseFreshwater StingrayTwig CatfishLionfishMammalsAsian ElephantCoyoteBlack BearRiver OtterBeaverCanada Lynx CougarBobcatAmerican BisonAtlantic Harbor SealSuffolk Punch Draft HorseRandall Lineback CattleGuinea HogMilking DevonOpossumRed FoxCotton-top TamarinGoeldi's MonkeyGolden-headed Lion TamarinBearded Emperor TamarinPygmy MarmosetBolivian Gray Titi MonkeyFennec FoxHoffman's Two-toed Sloth Conservation Our Projects/Programs AZA Programs at the Zoo Research at the Zoo FrogWatch USA Butterfly Garden How you can help? Education For Families Early Childhood Programs Creature Creations ZooCrew Zoo Camp Roots & Shoots (ages 10-15) FrogWatch USA Birthday Parties Charlie’s Nature Play STEM Programming For Schools Science On a Sphere ® Zoomobile At-Zoo Programs Group Field Trip Community Access Program For Community Groups & Scouts Overnight Programs Zoomobile At-Zoo Programs Group Registration Page Staycation Day CampSo the kids are out of school? We’ve got you covered! Join us for a half-day or full-day of ZooCrew Day Camp on January 21st.Fish BowlJoin us on Sunday, January 27th at Wonder Bowl for the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society’s bowling fundraiser! Create your team today!Story TimeJoin us for Story Time in the Bears Den Cafe with the New Bedford Public Library every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Enjoy zoo themed stories and a puppet show, free with zoo admission.Wildlife Education SeriesJoin us on February 7th as Dr. Numi Mitchell presents Narragansett Bay Coyote Study.
