Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

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A black-footed ferret looks out from the mouth of a burrow in dry, cracked pale earth, only its head and the dark mask across its eyes above ground, with scrub grass scattered around the opening.

Conservation Projects

470 Ferret Kits in One Year, 45 Years After Meeteetse

Five breeding facilities produced 470 black-footed ferret kits this year, and the five ...

Events

Two Nights Left, 4.5 Tons of Candy, and a Palm Oil Rule

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has two nights of Boo at the Zoo left: Friday, ...

A lioness stands on a low rock in dry thornbush scrub in the Tsavo Conservation Area of southeastern Kenya, in late afternoon light.

Africa & Middle East

Two Villages, One Decline, Two Explanations

Ask twelve villages around the Serengeti whether there is less bushmeat around than ...

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