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Exciting Updates on Projects at Reid Park Zoo! An Update to Welcome in 2022
Greetings and Happy New Year from all of us at Reid Park Zoo. In December, Reid Park Zoo began redesign of the Angel Charity for Children World of Play Adventure Zone and is ready to begin redesign of the long-awaited…
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Your Input Needed on the Future of Your Zoo: A New Survey was Just Released
As part of the ongoing Community Conversation surrounding the Pathway to Asia project, the City of Tucson released a new survey for input on eight concepts regarding Reid Park and the placement of the Zoo expansion. Please take the survey,…
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How We Moved the Flamingo Flock to their New Habitat!
Carefully moving 26 flamingos is a big project! The flock moved to their new habitat last week, and we used the opportunity to give each bird their full annual health exam. This coordinated effort took lots of teamwork and expertise,…
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The Flamingo Lagoon is Open!
The Flamingo Lagoon is open! The Chilean flamingo flock’s vibrant pink feathers now welcome guests as they enter the Zoo. “The new habitat is absolutely beautiful, and exemplifies the ‘Bigger Spaces, Smiling Faces’ theme of the Zoo’s Master Plan,” said…
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Improvements at Reid Park and Reid Park Zoo: Enhancements for Generations to Come
Some big changes are underway at Reid Park and the Reid Park Zoo. Both are truly treasures for the City of Tucson; caring for and enhancing them is an important responsibility. The citizens of Tucson passed the Future of Your…
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We’re Planting a New Pollinator Garden!
It’s Pollinator Week and we’re celebrating by sharing our plans for an upcoming pollinator garden! Since our Aldabra tortoises moved to their new home at the front of the Zoo, their former habitat space is being converted into a garden…
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We’re Building the Future of Your Zoo
The Zoo may be closed to the public for the time being, but we’re hard at work transforming the way we’re able to welcome you to the Zoo. The Welcome Plaza of the Zoo (which includes the entryway, the courtyard…
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Reid Park Zoo Named Best Children’s Activity Center
Reid Park Zoo was just named 2019’s Best Children’s Activity Center by Arizona Daily Star readers! Our mission is to create inspiring memories for all by connecting people and animals to ensure the protection of wild animals and wild places.…
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Squirrel Monkeys Have Arrived
The troop is settling in at the Animal Health Center at Reid Park Zoo. Guests swill soon be able to experience the energy of tiny, adorable squirrel monkeys at Reid Park Zoo! Three female squirrel monkeys and one male has…
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Zoo Sales Tax Dollars Hard at Work Building Bigger Spaces and Creating Smiling Faces
Visible signs of renovation and expansion are apparent at Reid Park Zoo, thanks to funding approved by Tucson voters last year. Since February of this year, $7 million has been collected in sales tax dollars. About 60% is going toward…
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