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Buttonwood Park Zoo Press Release
Buttonwood Park Zoological Society Announces Annual Animal Poetry Contest
For Immediate Release

New Bedford, MA- The Buttonwood Park Zoological Society invites all students in grades 4, 5, and 6 to participate in the annual Animal Poetry Contest.  The poem should be about one of the animals featured on the Zoo's Wildlife Carousel.  Poems can address any aspect of the animal, for example: how it looks, acts, sounds, why it is important to the environment, or why you like it so much, etc.  Animals featured on the Zoo's carousel include a giraffe, a zebra, horses, a deer, a hummingbird, a coyote, an elephant, a rooster, a mountain lion, a seal, a tiger, and an eagle. Visit "Animals of the Wildlife Carousel" under "Things to Do" at www.bpzoo.org to learn more about the animal choices.  Please visit www.bpzoo.org for more information or to download an entry form or obtain one at the Zoo's Admissions Desk. 


Each year more than 400 poems are submitted.  Members of the Bartleby Scrivener Poets, a local writers group, will be the judges for the first, second and third place winners from each grade.  First prize winners will be awarded a $200 Savings Bond, second prize a $100 Bond and third prize a $50 Bond.  Winning poets will receive their prizes and read their poems at the Society's Annual Meeting on Tuesday, December 7, at 6 p.m. at the Zoo.  Winning poems will also be posted on the Zoo's website.


The deadline for poem submission is Thursday, November 11, by 5:00 p.m. All poems should be submitted to the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society c/o Animal Poetry Contest, 425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740.  If you have any questions, please call Irene Avilla at 508 991- 4556 ext. 10.



                        
The Buttonwood Park Zoological Society (BPZS), a private, non-profit organization, was founded in 1969 to support the Buttonwood Park Zoo (BPZ) so that the Zoo will be a significant contributor to the conservation of nature both at home and throughout the world.  

Buttonwood Park Zoo (BPZ) features over 250 animals and 30 exhibits, including elephants, bison, mountain lions, bears, eagles, seals, otters, and farm animals.  BPZ is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and has been called "one of the finest small zoos in the United States" by that organization.

It is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, visit www.bpzoo.org or call (508) 991-6178.

Buttonwood Park Zoological Society
Patricia Burke
Interim Executive Director
email: [email protected]
phone: (508) 991-4556 ext. 11