Category: Goings on

Historic first-ever white rhino baby born at Safari West

Cute Baby Rhino Alert! Sound the (rhino) horns! Safari West is overjoyed to announce the birth of our first-ever Southern white rhino baby born to mother, Eesha, and father, Ongava. The calf...

April 4, 2023 by Safari West Staff

Rhino Pregnancy Announcement

Safari West is delighted to announce the pregnancy of our Southern white rhinoceros! This historic birth will be the first calf of Eesha, our female rhino, and the first rhinoceros...

March 31, 2023 by Mark Pressler

Safari West Celebrates 30 Years of Wildlife and Wonder!

Cheers to the New Year and Happy 30th birthday to us! It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 since we opened our doors and invited the world to enjoy a taste...

January 17, 2023 by Safari West Staff

Community Shoutout: Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Every time I talk with our conservation & outreach manager Marie, I am amazed by just how many people she knows in the zoological and conservation community. Spend enough time...

December 1, 2022 by Mark Pressler

Animal Caregiver Ellie Gressman attends Giraffe Care Workshop

I’m Ellie Gressman and for this past year I have held the position of Lead Keeper for String 5 here at Safari West. String 5 cares for a variety of...

November 30, 2022 by Ellie Gressman

New Baby Giraffe Grace

Safari West welcomes its newest herd member, a giraffe girl born on October 30th! Her name is Grace, after our owner Peter Lang’s...

November 11, 2022 by Mark Pressler

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

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