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Join #10DaysForElephants Leading Up to World Elephant Day

African elephants, Amboseli National Park, Kenya (Photo: Shasta Bray)

Last year, we celebrated World Elephant Day by helping to break the world record for the most origami elephants displayed at one time to raise awareness for elephant conservation. This year, we are [...]

Earth Expeditions: Participating in Community-Based Conservation in Kenya – Part I

Earth Expeditions students with Amboseli game scouts in Kenya

For more than 10 years, the Zoo has partnered with Miami University’s Project Dragonfly to lead graduate courses that take educators into the field to experience community-based conservation, participatory education and inquiry firsthand. This [...]

Happy National Zoo Keeper Week! Meet Head Keeper, Rick Heithaus

Rick introduces an elephant to a patron of our Behind the Scenes Experience

Co-written by: Jenna Wingate, Kara McSweeney, & Wendy Rice (All keepers at the Zoo) Happy National Zoo Keeper Week! This week, we will be honoring five of our “All-Star” keepers as nominated by their peers, [...]