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Community Shoutout: Point Blue’s STRAW Watershed Week! 

In 1992, Laurette Roger’s 4th grade class learned about the plight of the California Freshwater Shrimp, an endangered species only found in a few sections of stream in Sonoma, Napa,...

August 30, 2022 by Mark Pressler

Creature Feature: Trumpeter Hornbill

When you visit Safari West, you may hear what sounds like a loud “WAH-WAH-WAH” call booming across the lower compound. That’s not a crying baby, it's the sound of a...

August 26, 2022 by Sarah Bergsten

Conservation Research

Safari West Contributes to Turtle and Tortoise Study Challenging Evolutionary Theories of Aging Even though humans live longer lives compared to our historical counterparts, we cannot escape the inevitability of aging....

July 8, 2022 by Safari West Staff

New babies add hope to the critically endangered addax

We are excited to announce the birth of 2 new addax antelopes this year! Addaxes have been a part of Safari West since the beginning—our first herd of addaxes arrived...

June 10, 2022 by Mark Pressler

Thank You to all who supported Stars of the Sonoma Serengeti!

Safari West Wildlife Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser Stars of the Sonoma Serengeti Where Children and Animals Shine their Brightest Please accept our heartfelt thanks for your invaluable help in making this wild...

March 30, 2022 by Safari West Staff

Hog Wild for Hoglets!

What’s brown, bald with four tiny, tufted tails? You guessed it – 4 warthog babies! We are thrilled to announce the birth of four bouncing baby warthog piglets, or as we...

April 30, 2022 by Safari West Staff

New Digs for our Warthogs

Welcome to Our Warthog Housewarming! They don’t get the attention that many of our other residents enjoy, but the warthogs at Safari West have always been some of our favorite creatures. So,...

March 4, 2022 by Safari West Staff

Games On…Deebo is his name!

There is so much to be thankful for. Let us welcome Deebo the giraffe! On October 6th, Safari West welcomed a brand new baby giraffe born here on the Sonoma Serengeti....

November 17, 2021 by Safari West Staff

Featured on ABC 7 Bay Area

A huge thank you to our friends over at ABC 7 Bay Area...

September 3, 2021 by Safari West Staff