Zoo Blog

Got Trees?

Posted July 21, 2017 & filed under Animal Updates, Everyday Zoo.

If recent monsoons have left a fallen tree in your yard, the Zoo elephants will help you recycle it! Our elephants would love some browse treats! Elephants can eat several hundred pounds of… more ›

Zoo campers learn about wildlife biology!

Posted July 13, 2017 & filed under In the News.

What are stuffed meerkats doing out in the Sonoran Desert? Helping campers at Reid Park Zoo learn about wildlife biology! Campers at Reid Park Zoo are getting hands on experience – with the… more ›

Reid Park Zoo says goodbye to ostrich and white-handed gibbon

Posted July 10, 2017 & filed under In the News.

Reid Park Zoo is saddened to announce the loss of 47-year-old gibbon, Moms, and 4-year-old female ostrich. Moms was euthanized July 8 due to age-related health issues. Moms was one of the oldest gibbons in the… more ›

Go Grey at Summer Safari Nights!

Posted July 10, 2017 & filed under Education Happenings, Special Events.

Bring the whole herd to Reid Park Zoo’ Summer Safari Nights! Two of the largest animals at Reid Park Zoo, both in size and weight, are the African elephants and the Southern white… more ›

A letter from Zoo Director Jason Jacobs

Posted June 20, 2017 & filed under Animal Updates, In the News.

Dart frogs are an important addition to Reid Park Zoo.  Every animal we house has a story to tell and sometimes small animals tell big stories.  Dart frogs and other amphibians tell the… more ›

Play like a kid at Mud Day, presented by Summit Hut!

Posted June 19, 2017 & filed under In the News.

Come play like a kid 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 1 at Mud Day, presented by Summit Hut! “Mud pits” will be set up to allow children and families time to literally get… more ›

Reid Park Zoo closing early due to record temps

Posted June 19, 2017 & filed under Animal Updates, Everyday Zoo, In the News.

Reid Park Zoo will close at noon June 19 to June 23 due to extreme high temperatures predicted. Reid Park Zoo’s regular seasonal hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reid Park… more ›

Fran Armstrong – Leaving a Legacy

Posted June 12, 2017 & filed under Animal Updates, Everyday Zoo, In the News.

The Reid Park Zoological Society is proud to honor very special contributors who are part of its Legacy Circle. The Legacy Circle is a special group of donors who remembered Reid Park Zoo… more ›

NEW Poison Dart Frogs!

Posted June 9, 2017 & filed under Everyday Zoo, In the News.

THE DART FROG EXHIBIT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC 9 A.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 20 IN THE CLC. TUCSON, Arizona – Reid Park Zoo will make you wanna jump, jump over to meet the new… more ›

Zoo Director Jason Jacobs featured on Zoophoria

Posted June 5, 2017 & filed under In the News.

Here’s an excerpt from the Zoophoria Blog, featuring Reid Park Zoo director Jason Jacobs! Read the full post – click here! Jason Jacobs began directing Reid Park Zoo in summer of 2013. In… more ›