December 10, 2011 was planting day for the campers at Busch Gardens Tampa. For the last three years, as part of the park’s summer camp program, campers have been helping raise hundreds of their own salt marsh plants, all species native to the Tampa Bay estuary.

Tampa Bay Rays player, Jason Bartlett came eye-to-eye with one of his own, a real ray at Discovery Cove.

Tune in to the Travel Channel July 14 at 10pm to see Busch Gardens Tampa featured in an episode of the network's newest show, "Bert the Conqueror."

Busch Gardens Tampa will go out with a big, rock-style bang on July 3 and 4, when fireworks amp up the park's hot summer show, Kinetix.

Ride SheiKra at night, dance to music playing throughout the park and then stay for a rock concert finale, all as part of Summer Nights at Busch Gardens starting June 11.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay recently debuted an in-park text messaging campaign sure to help you make the most of your next visit to the park.

If you live in Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville or Ft. Myers - and you're creative -- you're in luck! You could win a Fun Card to either SeaWorld Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Just choose your city below and follow the instructions. The contest involves you taking a picture of yourself at a certain location holding a specific sign. Email those pics to us at the address shown on the rules for your town and you could win.

Remember, we're looking for creativity so have at it!

Contest runs April 12 through 26, so don't delay.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby white rhinoceros on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Here's a video of the new baby, running and cuddling with its mother on the Seregeti Plain at Busch Gardens.