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World Gorilla Day and the Cincinnati Zoo

“Susie, King Tut, Penelope, Hatari, Mahari, Samantha, Sam, Timu, Colossus, Jomo, Gladys, Mona and Elle”. The list of names goes on and on. For 80 + years, more than 65 western lowland gorillas (Gorilla [...]

Who Let the Painted Dogs Out?

As some of you may have noticed, we have 6 less painted dogs than we had 2 months ago. Due to the loss of Imara, the stability of the pack had decreased. As a [...]

Keeping Tabs on Kea Conservation with A Trip to New Zealand

Working as a zookeeper for the past 15 years, I admit to asking myself on more than one occasion whether I am really making a difference for wildlife. Am I really contributing to the [...]