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Meet the Mini Beast

In 2022, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Sustainability team, led by Stephenie Ritchey and Mallory Geresy, was awarded a Recycle Ohio EPA grant to acquire equipment for our award-winning Horticulture team. The Cincinnati Zoo’s [...]

The Great Backyard Bird Count

In a recent interview, writer and wildlife biologist Drew Lanham described an experience of observing cardinals, stating, “Watching a red bird as the sun [went] down on a day that still had a little [...]

Zoo Using Fish Waste and Water to Grow Animal Food

The Cincinnati Zoo is employing sustainable farming techniques in an effort to be less dependent on outside sources to supply food for Zoo animals. In addition to growing food for animals at the Zoo’s [...]