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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 Florida panther walks toward the camera across a pale concrete floor, ears forward and mouth slightly open.

Conservation Projects

Rescued Panther Kitten Peppercorn Finds a Home

A Florida panther kitten who was found abandoned in the wild at eight ...

A Somali wild ass foal standing beside adult animals in a sandy enclosure

Conservation Projects

Maybe 200 Left in the Wild, and Three Born in Berlin

There may be 200 Somali wild asses left in the wild. There may ...

People cutting a ribbon in front of the rebuilt Art Nouveau entrance gate at Tierpark Hagenbeck

Europe

Hagenbeck Spent 15 Months Rebuilding Its Front Door

On August 27, 2026, Tierpark Hagenbeck in Hamburg cut a ribbon on a ...

A keeper in a wetsuit and mask standing waist deep in a shallow aquarium of seagrass and rock, with grow lights hanging above

Europe

The Hardest Thing in This Aquarium Is the Grass

Koninklijke Burgers’ Zoo in Arnhem is building the largest seagrass aquarium in the ...

Two sea lions silhouetted against the bright water surface, seen looking upward from inside an underwater tunnel

Europe

Leipzig Opened a 100-Meter Tunnel Under 5 Million Liters

The plan was to open in 2023. Zoo Leipzig opened Feuerland on September ...

A newborn pygmy hippo calf lies on straw bedding in front of its much larger mother, who stands watching over it.

Conservation Projects

Toronto Zoo Names Its Pygmy Hippo Calf Maple

Toronto Zoo has a pygmy hippo calf, and after three weeks of Canada ...

A performer in a scarecrow costume sits on a giant corn sculpture with two laughing children at ZooTampa

Events

ZooTampa Brings Back Creatures of the Night

ZooTampa at Lowry Park brings back Creatures of the Night this month, and ...

A Northern Leopard Frog, green with dark spots and a pale dorsal ridge, sitting on wet sand and gravel

Conservation Projects

One Wild Population Left, and 2,500 New Tadpoles

In British Columbia there is exactly one wild population of Northern Leopard Frogs ...

A manatee lying on wet decking with acupuncture needles along its back and colored electroacupuncture leads running to a control box

North America

ZooTampa Is Treating a Manatee With Acupuncture

A manatee named Sloth is lying on wet decking at ZooTampa at Lowry ...

A timestamped habitat camera view of a Florida black bear cub resting on a raised wooden platform in an outdoor rehabilitation enclosure.

Conservation Projects

A Fifth Orphaned Bear Cub Arrives at Brevard Zoo

A Florida black bear cub named Avocado is being raised for release at ...

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