Monthly main menu El Paso Zoo - 4001 E. Paisano. The zoo displays more than 700 animals, including endangered thick-billed parrots, jaguars, golden lion tamarins and more. Wednesday, May 2. Formal opening of Birds of Prey exhibit, Middle Eastern buffet, silent auction and music. Back by Noon Outings - The Southwest Environmental Center of Las Cruces offers natural history outings.
Space is limited.
All trips are open to the public and free for members of the Southwest Environmental Center. Join bug expert Paul Hyder for a foray into the desert outside Las Cruces to look for vinegaroons, scorpions, cicadas and other creatures. Treasures of the Franklin Mountains. Naturalist Fernie Aguilar will lead a short hike to the oasis at Cottonwood Springs and talk about the natural history of the unique urban park, one of the largest of its kind in the world. The spring migration up the Rio Grande flyway will be in full force, and the birdwatching will be excellent.