CONTESTS

The Greater Vancouver Zoo invites all artistic, creative and animal loving individuals to participate in our Coloring and Writing Contest for the "Quarters for Conservation" program!

You will get a chance to show off your artwork or tell us why it is important to help save these species in the wild!

 

COLORING CONTEST

Rules:

  • contest open for children aged 4 - 9 years old
  • must draw  and color one of the animals that we are supporting in the "Quarters for Conservation" program. These animals are Guatemalan Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot, Iranian Cheetah and Indian Hornbill. 
  • name, age, address and phone number to be provided with the drawing
  • drawing may be submitted by mail at 5048 - 264th Street Aldergrove, BC V4W 1N7, in person at the front admission booth, or scanned via email to jhenderson@gvzoo.com
  • Greater Vancouver Zoo is not responsible for lost drawings.
  • Each drawing will remain the property of the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
  • Winners consent to their name and artwork published in any publicity or advertisement with the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
  • drawing must be received by December 15, 2011
  • winners will be announced by January 5, 2012

Prizes:

First Prize - One Family Year Membership to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + photo of the animal they drew
Second Prize - One Family Day Pass to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + photo of the animal they drew
Third Prize - One Child Pass to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + photo of the animal they drew

  
Guatemalan Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot Iranian CheetahIndian Hornbill
    

WRITING CONTEST

Rules:

  • contest open for children aged 9 - 15 years
  • must submit a non-fictional short story or essay on one of the animals that we are supporting in the "Quarters for Conservation" program. These animals are Guatemalan Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot, Iranian Cheetah and Indian Hornbill.
  • must be typed, double spaced and no more than 400 words.
  • name, age, address and phone number to be provided with the story or essay
  • stories may be submitted by mail at 5048 - 264th Street Aldergrove, BC V4W 1N7, in person at the front admission booth, or email to jhenderson@gvzoo.com
  • Greater Vancouver Zoo is not responsible for lost stories or essays.
  • Each essay or story will remain the property of the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
  • Winners consent to their name and story or essay being published in any publicity or advertisement with the Greater Vancouver Zoo.
  • story or essay must be received by December 15, 2011
  • winners will be announced by January 5, 2012

Prizes:

First Prize - One Family Year Membership to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + Fact Sheet on the animal they wrote about
Second Prize - One Family Day Pass to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + Fact Sheet on the animal they wrote about
Third Prize - One Child Pass to the Greater Vancouver Zoo + Fact Sheet on the animal they wrote about

 

To learn more about these animals please refer to the Quarters for Conservation section of our website for more details.