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Category Archives: Wildlife
New River Otter Exhibit at Central Florida Zoo!
The Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens will open the Zoo’s new North American river otter exhibit sponsored by Sean and Nina Barth. The Grand Opening is scheduled for Saturday, September 1 at 10 a.m. This state-of-the-art exhibit will be the … Continue reading
Partners Come Together to Return Sea Turtle to the Wild
A threatened Pacific green sea turtle has a second chance at life thanks to the efforts of members of the public, staff at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and SeaWorld San Diego—and even the U.S. Navy. … Continue reading
International Vulture Awareness Day
What comes to mind when you hear the word vulture? For most people words like dirty, disgusting, ugly, scavenger, pest, etc… When I think of vultures I think of words like graceful, amazing, beneficial, necessary and mostly, endangered. This difference … Continue reading
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Eastern Black Rhino Born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
A male eastern black rhinoceros calf was born July 1 at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and the birth marks the start of a third generation of rhinos at the Zoo. The calf, which has yet to be named, is the offspring of … Continue reading
Posted in AZA, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Conservation, Exhibits, Rhino, Wildlife, Zoo Tagged Animal Birth, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Eastern Black Rhino, endangered species, IUCN Leave a comment
The Saint Louis Zoo Makes A Special Baby Announcement
On August 1, the Saint Louis Zoo made a big announcement – Ellie, one of the Zoo’s Asian elephants, is pregnant! This will be Ellie’s third calf. Her daughter, Maliha, is six years old. Her 16-year-old daughter, Rani, is the mother … Continue reading
Endangered Western Pond Turtles Released
After one of the rainiest Junes on record and a relatively cool July, Portlanders may feel like summer’s just getting under way. But for seven western pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo, a nearly year-long stretch of warm days … Continue reading
Lemurs Most Endangered Mammals
Leading conservationists recently gathered at a workshop of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission to review the conservation status of the world’s 103 lemur species – the most endangered primate group in the world. The results … Continue reading
Endangered Fishing Cats at the National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is closer to cracking the code for breeding one of Asia’s most elusive species with the birth of two fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus). Electra (7) delivered the kittens this spring in an off-exhibit den. Their birth marks … Continue reading
Cat Canyon Opens at the Cincinnati Zoo
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden recently opened its newest exhibit – Cat Canyon. Originally opened in 1934 as Tiger Grotto, major renovations now allow visitors to see the Zoo’s big cats closer than ever before. One of the highlights features … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Health, Cincinnati Zoo, Conservation, Enrichment, Exhibits, Tigers, Wildlife, Zoo Tagged Bengal Tigers, Cat Canyon, Cincinnato Zoo, Exhibits, Malayan Tigers, Snow Leopards Leave a comment
Cincinnati Zoo’s Sumatran Rhino is a Dad
The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced the birth of a baby boy Sumatran rhino. The calf was born to mother, Ratu, a 12-year-old Sumatran rhino living at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Health, Cincinnati Zoo, Conservation, Research, Rhino, Wildlife Tagged Andalas, Cincinnati Zoo, International Rhino Foundation, Sumatran Rhino Leave a comment