The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park will hold a special fundraising event on Friday to help citizens and wildlife in the Philippines after a super typhoon hit the region in October.
“Cupcakes and Crocodiles: Helping People Help Crocodiles” will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Cupcakes and refreshments will be available, as well as the opportunity to touch a Philippine crocodile and participate in guided night tours through the park to see the animals after hours and experience the vision of nighttime alligator eye-shines.
Typhoon Megi left extensive damage to infrastructure, property, agriculture and business in the Philippines, and residents are struggling to rebuild. The Philippine islands play a vital role in the conservation of the Philippine crocodile, a critically endangered animal that now numbers only 200 in the wild.