Blank Park Zoo

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An award certificate printed with a row of animal photographs along the top, reading 2026 Marketing Excellence Award, Top Honors, given to Dino Park Zoo, Blank Park Zoo, with a gold Association of Zoos and Aquariums seal and the signature of Dan Ashe.

Conservation Projects

The Zoo That Renamed Itself for Dinosaurs Won an Award

For one summer, Blank Park Zoo stopped being Blank Park Zoo. It rebranded ...

A row of people in white hard hats hold gold shovels over a mound of soil at the Wild Iowa groundbreaking, autumn trees behind them.

Expansions

Blank Park Zoo Breaks Ground on Wild Iowa

Blank Park Zoo broke ground on Ruan Foundation Wild Iowa on Thursday, November ...

A woman speaks at a podium in front of a seated audience, with lion silhouettes and a projected lion image behind her.

Conservation Projects

Blank Park Zoo Breaks Ground on Lion Conservation Center

Blank Park Zoo broke ground on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 on a facility ...