Feed Your Wild Side: New Choices From the Zoofari Café
Look at the food, now back to me, now look at the food, now back at me. Would you be surprised if I told you that these scrumptious looking dishes were created right… more ›
Zoo Blog
Celebrate National Zoo Keeper Week and Get to Know a Keeper!
As the blistering summer sun rises above the desert horizon and illuminates Reid Park Zoo, Keepers busily make their way around the animal habitats, cleaning and setting out enrichment items for the animals.… more ›
Coming to Your Zoo: Bigger Spaces. Smiling Faces.
Exciting improvements are coming to Reid Park Zoo for the animals and for our guests, thanks to our community’s support! When Tucson’s voters passed Propositions 202 and 203 in November 2017, you gave… more ›
Zoo Staff Deeply Saddened by Elephant’s Death
Reid Park Zoo staff are saddened to report beloved 11-year-old male elephant, Punga, died unexpectedly yesterday due to a double mesenteric root torsion, or twisted gut. Symptoms of this condition occur suddenly and… more ›
50 Years of Giant Anteaters!
In 1968, Reid Park Zoo introduced the Tucson community to its first pair of giant anteaters. These new animals were a big change from the Zoo’s previous collection of birds, prairie dogs, farm… more ›
We Can Save Animals from Extinction
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 ›
The Largest Reptile in North American is Here!
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR LYING IN THE WAIT The largest reptile in North America, the American alligator, can now be seen at Reid Park Zoo. Zoo guests have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this… more ›
A New Herd Has Moved In!
On Monday, March 26, Reid Park Zoo became home to seven new residents, three female and four male, four-month-old Nigerian dwarf goats. The Nigerian dwarf is a miniature goat from West Africa. It… more ›
The Meerkat Mob at Reid Park Zoo has Grown by Three!
Since February of 2017, the mob of meerkats at Reid Park Zoo have been a visitor favorite with their playful nature and endless digging and sunbathing. These charismatic omnivores have entertained zoo guests… more ›
Mabu Returns To Reid Park Zoo
After returning to San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2016 for breeding opportunities with their herd, Mabu, the 13,000-pound bull, returned to Reid Park Zoo on Tuesday, Feb. 20th. He rejoined the Zoo’s… more ›