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The Eco-Trip team is back from Nepal! After spending 10 days traveling, hiking, searching for red pandas, and experiencing their beautiful country, here are just a few highlights:The Team spotted 4 red pandas (with the guidance of the Red Panda Network Forest Guardians) over 3...
Over the fall here at the Ross Park Zoo, we welcomed a new education intern. Mari, a local high school student, joined us to learn about what it is like to work at the Zoo, in all different departments. Her main role was assisting in...
World Animal Enrichment Day is in place to recognize and raise awareness of the importance for animals that are within human care to have a stimulating environment that encourages natural behaviors and problem solving skills. Enrichment is an essential part of the care that directly...
For our newest edition of our animal of the month series, November highlights our Linnaeus's two-toed sloth!Sloths are classified in the Order of Pilosa, which is a Latin word that means "hairy" and refers to an order of placental mammals that includes not only sloths...
There is always more than one way to help bring across conservation messaging. “Nearly 5,000 primary school students took part in the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Wild at Art competition, which invites children to create an artwork depicting one of the country’s threatened native animals or...
October 21st is a special day for reptiles as it is National Reptile Awareness Day! We celebrate this day to educate and inform the public about these often underappreciated cold-blooded vertebrates. Many people love to have these animals as pets but they require an immense amount...
I just recently read a National Geographic article, highlighting an absolutely extraordinary woman!Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a true trailblazer as her love for Gorillas sparked a passion in her that she established the first veterinary department at the Uganda Wildlife Authority where she then became the...
October’s Animal of the Month that we are highlighting here at Ross Park Zoo are our Howler Monkeys!.Diego and Carlitta are our two resident Howler Monkeys. They are quite distinctive from one another as Diego, our male, is black in color and larger and Carlitta,...
This article is brought to you by Kathy, our Community Engagement Manager, as she sat down with one of our Behavioral Husbandry Manager and multi-talented Keepers, Miranda“We just celebrated Zookeeper Week July 21-27, showing appreciation for all the hard work done by the Animal Care...
We are celebrating our Red Pandas!This past Saturday (9/21) was international Red Panda Day and we find it imperative to highlight a special animal that is one of the forefront species of the Ross Park Zoo. So without further ado, meet our three Red Pandas...