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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 ...

Two young grizzly bear cubs rest side by side on a canvas hammock in a wooded outdoor habitat.

Conservation Projects

Orphaned Grizzly Cubs Named Scout and Ranger

The two orphaned grizzly bear cubs that arrived at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo from ...

Four reticulated giraffe stand in a red-dirt yard outside the long curved barn of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's new Giraffe Center, with forested mountainside behind.

Expansions

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Opens Its New Giraffe Center Sept. 15

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo opens its new giraffe complex to the public on Tuesday, ...

A guest hand-feeding a giraffe over a barrier at the zoo

North America

Two Perfect AZA Inspections in a Row, a First

AZA has been accrediting zoos since 1974. In that time, four organizations have ...