"ZOO-HAUL" TRAVELING AMBASSADOR ANIMAL PRESENTATIONS

Can't make it to our facilities for a tour? Let us bring our message of wildlife conservation to you!

The PWM Zoo-Haul is a personalized presentation of our Animal Ambassadors delivered by our docents and brought to YOU and your class/school group/organization. Currently, you can choose from one-of-three 45 minute presentations:

Conservation Stories:​

• A docent-led presentation featuring animals and artifacts from our collection that exemplify the most pressing issues of modern day wildlife conservation including. Learn about South American long-tailed chinchillas and their journey from near extinction by the hands of fur-poachers, get up-close-and-personal with a giant Southeast Asian constrictor and learn why these modern day monsters are dominating the Florida Everglades, or meet our CA state reptile, the CA desert tortoise, and learn what you can do to protect this precious endangered species. Meet all of these amazing animal ambassadors, learn all these amazing stories and more!

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​Snake Surprise!

• ​A docent-led presentation featuring a diverse variety of snake species and breeds with a focus on snake biology. Our trained docents will present and teach your group all about snake adaptations using large constrictors, native snakes, snakes with man-made morphs, even *slightly* venomous species (we have a pretty cool hognose snake we think you'd love to meet :) ). If you and your group wants to go into a deep-dive and learn about all things ophidian or just want to shed some cool and kind light on these commonly misunderstood animals, this presentation is for you!

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Animal Ambassador
​Meet-and-Greet:

• Our recommended presentation for Pre-K through 1st Graders: we will bring an assortment of Animal Ambassadors and set up several stations led and supervised by our docents where our younger guests can meet and touch our more-people-friendly Ambassadors... A wonderful up-close and hands-on experience for our younger audiences!

• Click here to see some pics of an Animal Ambassador Meet-and-Greet in action :)

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​​Rules, Restrictions, and Pricing

• Currently, our range of operation is limited to the following areas: south to Novato, north to Santa Rosa, west to Sebastopol, and east to Sonoma (and anywhere in-between, on or near 101)
• Base charge (loading and transportation fees) for Petaluma & Penngrove $45; Cotati, Rohnert Park, all other cities = $75.
• Audience Size Charge:
  • Audience Size 1-25 --> $75
  • Audience Size 26-50 -->$125
  • Audience Size 51-75 --> $175
  • Audience Size 76-100 --> $200
  • Audience Size >100 --> $250+
• Presentation time = 10:30am - 11:15am (+/- 15 min)​

WE STARTED ACCEPTING EMAILS FOR ZOO HAUL RESERVATIONS ON AUGUST 13, 2025 for the 2025-2026 school year.

• Reservations will be booked on a first-email-first-served basis 

In order to begin the process of booking a Zoo Haul, please CLICK ON THIS LINK and fill out this short Google Form. 

Our Reservations Team will respond within a week. Once a date for your Zoo Haul booking is found, our Treasurer will send you an invoice for your booking; the invoice can be paid not later than the date of our arrival via check (to the "Petaluma Wildlife Museum"), cash, or online/PayPal (directions will be on the invoice).

Looking forward to serving you and your students and we'll be in contact, soon!
-The Students and Staff of Your Petaluma Wildlife Museum

​AVAILABLE TOUR DATES FOR THE 2025-26 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR (we try to keep this as updated as possible):
SEPTEMBER: 30
OCTOBER: 14, 16, 17, 28, 30
NOVEMBER: 10, 12, 20
DECEMBER: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12
JANUARY: 13
FEBRUARY: 25, 27
MARCH: 10
APRIL: 28, 29, 30
MAY: 1, 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 27
JUNE: no reservations available