Good News Notes: “The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is celebrating World Wildlife Day with a special treat for its guests: free admission! Zoo officials say all guests who visit on Tuesday will receive free admission between its regular hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A sea lion training session will also take place…
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Columbus Zoo provides update on cheetah cubs born through IVF
Good News Notes: “The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have provided an update on the two cheetah cubs who were born through in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. The male and female cubs were born at the zoo on Feb. 19. The zoo says the cubs are crawling and interacting with each other.” View the whole…
Wildlife Reserves sees success in breeding endangered species
Good News Notes: “Breeding species of animals that are endangered to supplement their population in the wild can ensure their continued existence in the event of threats like the fires that razed the Amazon last year and, more recently, Australia. Wildlife Reserves Singapore’s (WRS) director of zoology Luis Carlos Neves said the animals also serve…
Grey seal pups — Peanut and Celia — make their debut at Brookfield Zoo
Good News Notes: “Two young grey seal pups are ready to make their debut and join the crew this weekend at their outdoor environment at Pinniped Point at Brookfield Zoo, officials said. Peanut and Celia will join the other grey seals and sea lions to form relationships to become comfortable in the new area. The…
Rare Texas blind salamanders are ‘doing well’ after hatching at zoo for first time
Good News Notes: “Three Texas blind salamanders have hatched at San Antonio Zoo, marking the first time ever that the zoo has been able to breed the endangered species. The San Marcos pool of the Edwards Aquifer is the only place where Texas blind salamanders live in the wild. They are blind amphibians that rely…
Maned Wolf Pup Born at Zoo
Good News Notes: “An endangered wolf pup is the newest addition to Salina’s Rolling Hills Zoo. According to the zoo, a female maned wolf pup was born on December 30th. This pup is the first successful offspring of 8-year old male, Zachary, a 7-year resident of RHZ, and 9-year old female, Vitani. Born at the…
Saginaw zoo gets two-toed sloth named Okra Mae
Good News Notes: “The Saginaw Children’s Zoo recently added a new member to its family. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, zoo officials announced a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth named Okra Mae is the newest addition to the Saginaw Children’s Zoo, 1730 S. Washington Ave. Okra came from Zoo Atlanta, an association of zoos and aquariums in an…
Detroit Zoo welcomes a new polar bear — just in time for mating season
Good News Notes: “It’s almost polar bear mating season at the Detroit Zoo and there’s a new bear in town. The zoo recently brought 19-year-old polar bear Anana to Royal Oak from the Cincinnati Zoo. The female bear came to the zoo at the end of January on a breeding recommendation from Association of Zoos & Aquariums…
Critically endangered white-cheeked gibbon baby born at Kansas City Zoo
Good News Notes: “The Kansas City Zoo has announced the birth of a rare white-cheeked gibbon. The baby was born on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Tropics exhibit at the zoo. The baby, who is not yet named, was born to dad Smithers, 24, and mom Kit, 15, who were recommended to mate as part…
Meet Pancakes, the newborn sloth at the Staten Island Zoo
Good News Notes: “The Staten Island Zoo recently welcomed a new member to its growing family of sloths — Pancakes. The tiny Hoffman’s two-toed sloth was born Jan. 13 to mom CC and dad Sid at the Zoo. Pancakes, who currently weighs a whopping 1 pound, is the third baby born to CC and Sid….