Zoo News (page 23) - ZooReviews

Zoo News

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 Sumatran tigress lying against a sandstone wall beside a small striped cub

Conservation Projects

Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born at Fota

Two Sumatran tiger cubs were born at Fota Wildlife Park in County Cork ...

A black-and-white night image from a motion-activated trail camera showing a river otter circled in red at the edge of a wooded riverbank.

Conservation Projects

A River Otter Returns to the Bronx After 100 Years

A North American river otter has been photographed along the Bronx River, the ...

Two views of the same spider conch shell side by side on a black background. On the left a color photograph shows a cream shell streaked with brown, its outer lip drawn out into six long curved claw-like projections. On the right an X-ray of the same shell renders the projections as translucent gray and reveals the coiled interior as a fan of bright ribs running up the center.

Expansions

The Shell on National Geographic Has No Exhibit Yet

National Geographic ran a photograph of a shell as its Photo of the ...

Seven people cutting a red ribbon across an open iron gate leading onto a tree-lined avenue

Europe

Schonbrunn Opens a New Gate Into the Park

On August 25, 2026, Vienna cut a red ribbon across a gate that ...

Sabal, a young puma, walks toward the camera along a planted path at Flamingo Gardens

Conservation Projects

Sabal the Rescued Puma Turns 1 on Sunday

A year ago Sabal was a 22-week-old puma kitten arriving at Flamingo Gardens ...

A sign reading Helmerich Meerkat Exhibit stands beside a boulder wall on a new paved path at Tulsa Zoo, with the timber-framed Hardesty Family Foundation Giraffe Encounter building and several visitors behind it.

Expansions

Tulsa Zoo Opens the First Piece of African Wilds

Tulsa Zoo opened the first finished section of William S. Smith African Wilds ...

A Komodo dragon resting on sand in front of a painted mountain backdrop inside the new Dragon House

Europe

Cologne Zoo Opens the Drachenhaus

Cologne Zoo opened a building called the Drachenhaus, the Dragon House, on August ...

Two southern sea otters float side by side at the surface of a pool, both looking up toward the camera.

Conservation Projects

Two Rescued Sea Otters Debut at Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay Aquarium has two new southern sea otters on exhibit, and the ...

A black-and-white ruffed lemur pup rests against an adult lemur on a rocky ledge, both looking toward the camera.

Conservation Projects

Twin Ruffed Lemurs Debut at Central Park Zoo

Central Park Zoo has debuted twin critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemurs. The fraternal ...

Three infant spider monkeys sit together in a small hanging fabric hammock, looking toward the camera.

Conservation Projects

Three Confiscated Spider Monkeys Arrive in Nashville

Three infant Mexican spider monkeys confiscated from the illegal pet trade have arrived ...

1...222324...54