AZPM & Reid Park Zoo Present RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark

Arizona Public Media and Reid Park Zoo invites you to a sneak peek screening at the Zoo’s Lee H. Brown Family Conservation Learning Center.

The event will include a screening of selections from Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark, selections from Arizona Illustrated’s mini-documentaries, and a panel discussion with local wildlife experts, including Zoo Director Jason Jacobs.

The screening is free, but seating is limited. RSVP required. Register through button above or call (520) 621-5828 for more information.

Entry to the event will be through the back entrance of the Lee H. Brown Family Conservation Learning Center off Lakeshore Drive. A map is included on registration form.

RARE: Creatures of the Photo Ark follows renowned photographer and National Geographic fellow Joel Sartore on his quest to document all the Earth’s species, including those at risk of extinction. So far, Joel has photographed over 6,400 fish, mammals, amphibians, insects, reptiles, and birds — and he won’t stop until he snaps them all.

Joel’s “Photo Ark” project is the focus of this new, three-part PBS special which follows Sartore on his photographic journey to nature preserves and zoos around the world. Combining stunning visuals with expertise of renowned zoologists, Rare reveals why documenting and preserving animals matter to us all. Rare will air on PBS 6 on three consecutive Tuesday nights: July 18, 25, and August 1, at 9 p.m.