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Conservation Efforts for Fabulous Flamingos
Fabulous Flamingos In the wild, Chilean flamingos live in large flocks of up to tens of thousands of individuals. They live in brackish and freshwater areas, such as salt flats, lagoons and estuaries. They’re native to several countries in South…
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World Anteater Day: An Update from the Anteaters & Highways Project
Baby Anteater Sue is Eating Solid Foods! Reid Park Zoo staff had the pleasure of connecting with Arnaud Desbiez from the Anteaters and Highways Project to receive an update on how the orphaned baby anteater named Sue is doing. Sue’s…
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How We Protect Wild Bees at the Zoo
Reid Park Zoo Installs New “Bee Boxes” to Protect Bees! We are committed to protecting wild animals and wild places, down to some of the smallest wild “residents” that make a huge impact on our planet – bees! We have…
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You’re Invited to an Online Film Premiere!
The Baird’s Tapir Survival Alliance, supported in part by Reid Park Zoo, collaborated with a dozen regional conservation organizations to create a video highlighting the initiative for Baird’s tapir conservation. You won’t want to miss this free live virtual event…
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Anteaters & Highways Update: Meet Baby Sue
Giant Anteater Conservation Program is Rehabilitating a New Anteater Baby Reid Park Zoo is a proud supporter of the Anteaters and Highways project, which is working to protect anteaters and their habitat throughout Brazil. Anteaters are among the most killed…
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Building a Bee House
While many of us are familiar with honey bees and their hives, most people are unaware that the majority of bee species are solitary! The Sonoran Desert region in the southwestern United States is home to over 1,000 different…
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Monarch Butterflies are Counting on You to Help Count Them!
Join citizen scientists like yourself for the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz, July 24 through August 1. This project will help establish how many monarchs make the annual migration south to spend the winter in warmer weather and the location of the…
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Plastic Free EcoChallenge Tips
Tips to Reduce your Plastic Use While Staying Safe During this trying time, the need to keep ourselves and our families safe is our top priority and it is hard to consider any potential impacts on the planet but we…
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Eco Friendly Cup of Noodles
Are you participating in the Plastic Free EcoChallenge with us? Join our team (or log your progress for the day!) at https://plasticfree.ecochallenge.org/dashboards/teams/reid-park-zoo and then check out this eco friendly noodle cup recipe from Samantha, a member the Zoo’s education team.…
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Join Us for the Plastic Free EcoChallenge
What a year it’s been! 2020 will bring lasting change to our daily lives as communities around the world look to the future and prioritize public safety and individual health. The challenges of this year present the opportunity for creativity…
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