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Reid Park Zoo closing early due to record temps
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 Zoo will resume regular seasonal hours on…
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NEW Poison Dart Frogs!
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 poison dart frogs! The poison dart frog habitat…
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Zoo Director Jason Jacobs featured on Zoophoria
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 his second year, the Zoo welcomed the…
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Meet Miss Earth Day – Terra, the tamandua!
Reid Park Zoo celebrated an “Earth Day Birthday” Saturday April 22 with the arrival of a baby female tamandua. The baby‘s name is Terra. Terra is a Latin name meaning “the planet earth.” Reid Park Zoo is working with the Southern Tamandua SSP® to place several…
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Working Together to Save a Giant
100 pounds and 5 feet long may not be the measurements you think of when envisioning a giant … but when you’re thinking about armadillos, giant is an accurate description! Reid Park Zoo has been a proud supporter of the Giant…
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Zoo saddened by loss of meerkat
The Reid Park Zoo is saddened to share the heartbreaking loss of one of its meerkats. The meerkat passed away in a tunnel collapse over the weekend. Staff and volunteers have been observing natural tunneling behavior and have been working…
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Help Vaquitas in honor of World Ocean’s Day
World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. Celebrate our oceans at Summer Safari Nights Friday, June 9. Located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, The Old Pueblo in Tucson is famous…
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Zoo Vet Hopes to Inspire Kids Toward Conservation
Dr. Alexis Moreno is the primary veterinarian at Reid Park Zoo. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in veterinary science and a double minor in chemistry and microbiology. She then attended the number one ranked Colorado…
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AZA-Accredited Aquariums and Zoos to Support Heroic Emergency Rescue Plan to Save the Vaquita Porpoise
World’s most endangered marine mammal likely to go extinct without immediate action Silver Spring, Maryland – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and more than 100 of its members have pledged over $1 million toward the emergency rescue of the vaquita…
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Zoo curator encourages kids to follow dreams
Dr. Sue Tygielski is Reid Park Zoo’s newest general curator. Tygielski took on the job about six months ago. “My position really is to help guide the staff that takes care of the animals,” she said. “Also, tied and paired with…
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