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News about zoos, aquariums, and conservation organizations from all over the world.

Ramon, a young green sea turtle missing his left front flipper, swims just below the surface of deep blue open water shortly after release, his silhouette reflected in the underside of the surface above him.

Africa & Middle East

Eight Turtles Out of Plastic Bags, One a Flipper Short

Mr Zoo News

A hawksbill sea turtle lies head-down in a shallow body pit she has dug in pale coral sand on Ile Plate, her dark patterned carapace filling the frame, low green vegetation behind her.

Africa & Middle East

A Hawksbill Dug for Three Hours to Find the Right Spot

October 6, 2026

A tiger lies in dappled shade on a bank of red earth at the National Zoological Garden in Pretoria, forepaws resting on a rock, head turned to one side, dry branches behind it.

Africa & Middle East

The R27 Ticket Worked, So Pretoria Zoo Is Doing It Again

Promotional artwork for Boo at the Zoo reading BOO in large orange letters wrapped in cobwebs above the words at the Zoo in white, on a purple twilight landscape with a crescent moon behind a bare tree, a Ferris wheel at the right, two carved jack-o-lanterns in the foreground, one of them wearing a witch hat, and pale silhouettes of a camel, an anteater, a monkey and a hanging primate across the scene, with the Santa Ana Parks and Recreation and Santa Ana Zoo logos at lower left.

Events

Boo at the Zoo Turns 35 in Santa Ana

A young little owl perched on a wooden beam, looking toward the camera

Conservation Projects

From Zero Pairs to Sixteen, and Four More Owls

In 2000, the northern Harz foreland had zero breeding pairs of little owls. ...

A life-sized animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex with its jaws open stands among green trees and ferns at San Francisco Zoo.

Events

San Francisco Zoo Lines Its Lake With 21 Dinosaurs

San Francisco Zoo and Gardens has 21 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs standing around its ...

A group of hooded vultures with pink bare heads feeds on scraps spread across wet ground beside a market building in Nigeria.

Africa & Middle East

Nigeria’s Vulture Crisis Has No Zoo Money Behind It

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation called on September 4, 2026 for urgent government action ...

A herd of scimitar-horned oryx on open ground in Chad

Africa & Middle East

A Zoo Paid to Start the Organization

In 2004 the Saint Louis Zoo put money into starting a foundation for ...

The entrance to Mystic Aquarium on a clear day

North America

Why a Submarine Builder Funded an Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium has signed a three-year partnership with Electric Boat, the General Dynamics ...

The two-story Red Panda Paradise habitat at Roger Williams Park Zoo, with climbing structures in the outdoor yard

Expansions

A Two-Story Habitat Built for Exactly Two Animals

The executive director of Roger Williams Park Zoo called it a luxury condominium, ...

Stone steps lead up to a low modernist zoo building with a dark sign reading SZYMPANSY above its glass entrance, framed by trees.

Europe

Wroclaw Zoo Rebuilds Its Ape House Around the Chimps

ZOO Wroclaw began modernizing its Great Ape Pavilion on August 20, 2026, and ...

An orange and white anemonefish hovers among the long pink tentacles of a sea anemone.

Europe

Aquarium Berlin Reopens After a Three-Year Rebuild

Aquarium Berlin reopened on August 18, 2026 after a modernization that ran three ...

A slender bright green snake rests along a branch behind out-of-focus green leaves, its head turned toward the camera.

Europe

A Czech Park Now Shows Three Mamba Species Together

SAFARI PARK Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic has added green mambas to ...

A staff member in a blue shirt and a student kneel together on bare ground, planting a desert shrub from a pot.

Conservation Projects

A Zoo Buys 2,100 Students a Field Trip

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is providing more than ...

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