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December 06, 2023
GGYA partners with British High Commissioner to clean up Ardastra

Many think of the holidays as a time to give back, but some causes need year-round support. Enter the Governor General Youth Award (GGYA), whose 1,200 participants across The Bahamas volunteer thousands of hours monthly to fulfill their community service requirements.

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August 12, 2019
Ardastra impacts American teens through Broadreach

It was an unlikely classroom for middle and high school students from the United States (U.S.), but within the lush, tropical gardens of Ardastra - The Bahamas' only zoo and conservation center - American teens discovered whether their true life's calling is to provide care [...]

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June 15, 2020
Ardastra Gardens set to remain closed

By Tosheena Robinson-Blair AS the tourism sector prepares for its July 1 reopening, one popular attraction will remain closed as it attempts to stave off worsening financial conditions triggered when business ground to a halt due to COVID-19. In th

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March 23, 2020
Ardastra Closes Infinitely

Ardastra Gardens and Wildlife Conservation Centre announced Monday, March 23, its indefinite closure to the public in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19...

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March 17, 2020
Ardastra Remains Open for Business, Situation could change if local outbreak worsens

For now, Ardastra Gardens and Wildlife Conservation Centre will remain open as management continues to closely monitor the spread of Covid 19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which can infect both animals and people, and could trigger a range of respiratory illnesses from the common cold to lung lesions and pneumonia...

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February 18, 2020
Preschoolers Fall in Love with Wildlife at Ardastra Gardens

It was an exciting, sun-drenched day filled with “firsts” for 144 preschoolers – the first time they chased a peafowl, met a Bahamian boa or stroked the hardback of Hook, a sulcata tortoise...

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February 13, 2020
Sip & Safari Saturday at Ardastra

Want the nightlife and the wildlife?
There’s no better place to be outside with a drink in your hand than at Ardastra Gardens’ Sip & Safari, a happy hour event scheduled for Saturday, February 15, in aid of the conservation centre’s animal rehabilitation programmes...

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January 22, 2020
Ardastra Changes Name, Rebrands Itself

An 83-year-old tourist attraction, home to the world-famous marching flamingos, today announced its name change to Ardastra Gardens and Wildlife Conservation Centre...

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January 13, 2020
Kansas City Private School Volunteers at Ardastra

Fourteen students from The Pembroke Hill School in Missouri “connected to the world beyond the classroom walls” through a service-learning trip to New Providence where they cleaned out animal habitats at Ardastra Gardens Zoo and Conservation Centre and worked with The Bahamas Red Cross to assist Hurricane Dorian evacuees...

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November 12, 2019
Ardastra recycles, reuses ordinary items in unique ways

There are very few places in The Bahamas where old Christmas trees could become tasty snacks rich in vitamin C and old phone books reinvented as toys, providing hours of enrichment. Staff at Ardastra Gardens Zoo and Conservation Centre have become pros at reusing and [...]
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