Run for the Wild

Apr 24

Get ready to make tracks for tigers at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s second annual Run for the Wild. This event takes place along a beautiful 5K course at the Bronx Zoo, and is open to runners and walkers alike. It's a great opportunity to get in shape, connect with other zoo-goers, and most importantly, to help save tigers with every stride you take. Your pledges and donations provide much needed support for WCS field staff working to ensure a future for these endangered great cats.

Visit wcsrunforthewild.org for more information on how to register or make a pledge or donation.

Schedule of Events

Pre-run area opens
7:00 a.m.
Day-of registrations welcome, t-shirt pick up and pledge tents open in the Start Area

Run warm-up
8:15 a.m.
For all participants

Runners’ start time
8:30 a.m.
On your mark, get set….

Family Fun Run/Walk start time
9:00 a.m.
Walk through the zoo with your little ones. Strollers welcome.

Post-run festivities
9:30–11:30 a.m.
Includes refreshments and light breakfast, live music, entertainment, and children’s activities

Stay with us for the day.

Run for the Wild entry fees include complementary Bronx Zoo entry and parking. Visit the big cats at Tiger Mountain and enjoy one of four daily tiger enrichment sessions, say hello to the sea lions, experience the wild wonders of the world’s fourth largest island at Madagascar!, and meet one of the largest groups of western lowland gorillas in North America at Congo Gorilla Forest.

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