Zoo and Aquarium News

CA Academy of Sciences First to Breed Dwarf Cuttlefish

Captive breeding program offers new opportunities to understand a little-studied cephalopod species, and introduce the public to these fascinating creatures.

Hot Pink Flamingos Takes Wing at Monterey Bay Aquarium in March 2010

Compelling new special exhibition tells the climate change story through the eyes of remarkable wildlife

Saint Louis Zoo presents four major awards

The Saint Louis Zoo has presented Ian Craig, strategic advisor of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Northern Rangelands Trust and Ol Pejeta (ohl peh-jeh-tah) Conservancy in Kenya, with the 2009 Saint Louis Zoo Conservation Award. The Zoo also presented three Saint Louis Zoo Awards to outstanding community leaders at its annual Marlin Perkins Society dinner in November.

L.A. Zoo Announces Successful Cancer Treatment of Rhino

Randa, an Indian rhinoceros, was treated for skin cancer under the horn with FDA-cleared x-ray treatment tool designed to spare healthy tissue.

Hogle Zoo Set to Open State-of-the-Art L.S. Skaggs Animal Health Center

Just one year ago, Hogle Zoo broke ground on a new Animal Health Center, a facility which would revolutionize the treatment and care of Hogle Zoo's animal collection. Now in less than a week, the L.S. Skaggs Animal Health Center will open and stand as a key part of Hogle Zoo's Master Plan.

Wildlife Conservation Society Releases Massive Atlas of Patagonian Sea

WIth data collected by 25 scientists over 10 years, the ambitious atlas shows how 16 species use the critical region of South Atlantic Ocean

Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Celebrates 110 Years

WCS's Bronx Zoo has welcomed more than 236 million visitors since its gates opened November 8, 1899.As a cornerstone New York City cultural institution and headquarters for global conservation efforts, WCS's Bronx Zoo continues award-winning tradition of forward thinking exhibit design.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Preparing for Amphibian Rescue Expedition to Panama

Next week Cheyenne Mountain Zoo President and CEO Bob Chastain will lead a group from the mountain Zoo on an expedition into the jungles of Panama in the first “on the ground” phase of the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project.

Mote scientists furthering marine conservation at Cuba meetings

Mote Marine Laboratory researchers are attending two international marine science meetings this week in Cuba, giving keynote talks and helping spearhead conservation efforts for the Gulf of Mexico. Cuba's relatively pristine marine ecosystems are closely linked to those in U.S. and Mexican waters, and many of the dolphins, sharks, sea turtles and other species living near Cuba migrate across national borders.

Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $800,000 in Grants to Explore Cause, Control of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

At an event held in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced six grant awards totaling $800,000 going toward research efforts to explore the cause and control of white-nose syndrome, a wildlife health crisis of unprecedented proportions that has now killed more than a million bats in the Northeast and remains unchecked.