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Kid, You’ll Move Mountains! – Efforts in Andean Condor Conservation

Written by Chelsea Wellmer, AmeriCorps Visitor Engagement Member The birth of a female Andean condor chick named Calar marks the end of a 30-year dry spell at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Parents [...]

Kea Conservation At the Zoo and Across the Pond

Kea visiting property in Murchison (Photo: Lynette Hunter)

Where have the kea gone? If you’ve been to the Zoo recently, you may have noticed that the aviary home to our flock of keas (parrots from New Zealand), is undergoing renovations. We are [...]

A History of the Zoo’s Sumatran Rhino Breeding Program

Andalas, just one day old (Photo: David Jenike)

The Sumatran rhino is considered the most endangered of all rhino species and perhaps the most endangered large mammal on Earth. It is estimated that no more than 100 animals exist on the island of [...]