North America (page 27) - ZooReviews

North America

Zoo news and information from the North America.

Raja, a tusked adult male Asian elephant, walks across the sandy yard of the River's Edge habitat at the Saint Louis Zoo with a wisp of hay in his trunk.

Conservation Projects

Raja, the First Elephant Born in St. Louis, Is Moving

Mr Zoo News

Two northern white-cheeked gibbons on a rock ledge at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium: a black male with white cheek patches holding a rope, and a cream-colored female sitting beside him.

Events

Two Critically Endangered Gibbons Arrive in Pittsburgh

October 24, 2026

A spotted Amur leopard cub lies stretched out on a blue towel at the Potawatomi Zoo, mouth open, one front paw extended, the pale fur of his belly visible.

Conservation Projects

An Amur Leopard Cub Was Born in Indiana and Hand-Raised

Two young guests smile for a photograph at the glass of the Great Maya Reef exhibit at Audubon Aquarium while a mermaid performer in a gold and green tail hovers in the water behind them with her arms outstretched.

Events

Mermaids Return to Audubon Aquarium for Three Weekends

A line of people in hard hats hold gold shovels over a mound of soil at the Memphis Zoo groundbreaking for Stingrays at Mangrove Cove.

Expansions

Memphis Zoo Breaks Ground on Stingrays at Mangrove Cove

Memphis Zoo broke ground on Stingrays at Mangrove Cove, a permanent aquatic exhibit ...

A healthy adult red fox with black legs and a white-tipped tail stands on bare ground beside a concrete wall.

North America

A Fox Crossed the Atlantic in a Cargo Ship

In February 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found a red fox ...

Children climb through a large orange octopus-shaped play structure inside a blue-walled indoor discovery center.

Expansions

Texas State Aquarium Opens Ocean Odyssey Discovery Center

The Texas State Aquarium has opened Ocean Odyssey, a multi-level indoor children’s discovery ...

A snowy owl with bright yellow eyes and white plumage looks toward the camera against sunlit grass.

North America

A Zoo’s Bird Flu Plan Kept the Birds Outside

In May 2026, avian influenza was detected within 200 kilometers of the Wilder ...

Toogle, a southern ground hornbill with black plumage, a heavy curved bill and a bright red throat pouch, stands on grass in his habitat at Zoo Boise.

North America

Zoo Boise Opens $11.1M Education Center

Zoo Boise has opened the Bews Foundation Conservation and Education Center, a two-story ...

Two spotted hyenas move together across their habitat at Woodland Park Zoo, tan coats marked with dark spots, the nearer animal walking with its head lowered toward the ground.

Conservation Projects

Hyenas Are Back at Woodland Park Zoo After 25 Years

Spotted hyenas are back at Woodland Park Zoo after 25 years. Two males, ...

Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro hold leafy browse up to a giraffe leaning over a wooden railing.

Expansions

Elmwood Park Zoo Shows Off Its Expansion to Gov. Shapiro

Elmwood Park Zoo drew about 119,000 visitors in 2011. It draws more than ...

A newborn reticulated giraffe calf with a fuzzy dark mane stands close beside its mother, whose patterned flank fills the left of the frame

North America

Reticulated Giraffe Calf Born at Metro Richmond Zoo

Giraffes give birth standing up, and the calf falls about six feet to ...

A small brown and tan California red-legged frog sits on a person's fingers with Yosemite Falls and granite cliffs behind.

Conservation Projects

San Francisco Zoo Marks 10,000th Yosemite Frog Release

Ten years ago there were no California red-legged frogs in Yosemite Valley. On ...

A group of khulan, sandy-coloured wild asses, stand in green steppe grassland with open plains behind them.

Asia

Wild Asses Return to Eastern Mongolia After 65 Years

The Asiatic wild ass, known in Mongolia as khulan, has returned to the ...

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