This week, Reid Park Zoo is celebrating the 30th birthday of Denver the giraffe. Denver’s 30th birthday is a huge milestone, as the median life expectancy of a female giraffe is 19.4 years.… more ›
A Major Success for Conservation Reid Park Zoo announced the birth of a baby southern tamandua earlier this fall. Lety, the Zoo’s twelve-year-old female tamandua, welcomed her seventh offspring on August 31. During… more ›
Start Planning Your Next Visit! With the temperatures finally cooling down in southern Arizona, we cannot think of a better place to spend the day than at Reid Park Zoo. Beginning November 1,… more ›
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Chelsey Wieduwilt
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As an AZA-accredited Zoo, Reid Park Zoological Society has taken a strong position to help protect wild animals and wild places. Through our financial contributions, we are able to provide the necessary resources… more ›
As grey clashes with brown, the earth moves. One after another, like a steady drum beating to a rhythmic chant, prints the size of a melon are etched into the earth’s canvas. Slowly,… more ›
Did you know animals that hunt are called predators? Predators eat other animals, called prey, for food. They are very important for keeping ecosystems healthy because they maintain the balance between plants and… more ›
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Candis Martin
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Take Action on Plastic Pollution! For most of us living in the Sonoran Desert, the ocean may not always be on our minds, but did you know that our everyday actions affect the… more ›
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) recently conducted a survey and the results were staggering but hopeful. The survey found: Many Americans (40%) recognize there have been government reductions to conserve… more ›
40 KIDS WILL RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP AT REID PARK ZOO! For the last several decades, Reid Park Zoo has offered a variety of action-packed summer day camps to greater… more ›
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Candis Martin
& filed under Conservation.
Originally thought to be globally extinct, the Black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered mammals in North America. Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), estimates there are approximately 300… more ›