Protect Amur tigers from poaching. Save Minnesota’s prairie butterflies. Restore critically endangered Amur leopards. Bring blue-throated macaws back from the brink of extinction. Return bison to Minnesota state parks. These are all things YOU can help us do when you make a gift while visiting the at the Zoo.
Last year alone, Minnesota Zoo guests […]
The trumpeter swan is the largest waterfowl species in North America, weighing 25-35 pounds with a wing span of nearly eight feet. Trumpeter swans were once a common nesting bird in Minnesota marshes. However, by the 1880s they had disappeared from Minnesota due primarily to market hunting for meat and feathers for powder […]
October is a great month to learn more about the Zoo’s work in Namibia to save critically endangered black rhinos. Jeff Muntifering (Minnesota Zoo Conservation Biologist) will be returning from Namibia to share updates from the field and participate in a fun fundraiser for rhinos.
On Thursday, October 13th, the Minnesota Zoo chapter of the […]
Bison conservation efforts continue to make huge progress in Minnesota this year. The Minnesota Zoo, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources established a partnership in 2012 to conserve and enhance the bison genome in the state of Minnesota. Since that time, considerable work has been done, with much more happening this […]
Black Rhinoceros
Diceros bicornis
One of the Minnesota Zoo’s conservation biologists works with local people in the African country of Namibia to save the region’s black rhinos.
Where They Live:
Black rhinos live in small populations scattered across southern and eastern Africa.
What They Eat:
Black rhinos are browsers, which means they eat mostly trees and bushes. They use their […]
The American plains bison is the official mammal of the United States and evokes images of the past when great herds thundered across the plains. A small herd of these inspirational and ecologically important animals now roams a little closer to home. Thanks to a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) […]
Black rhinos are in big trouble, as they face an escalating poaching crisis to feed black market demand for their horns. But the Minnesota Zoo, Save the Rhino Trust, and other partners are working together in Namibia to save this critically endangered species. Through Labor Day (September 5th), please consider making a donation to […]
Celebrate Global Tiger Day with the Minnesota Zoo on Friday, July 29th! Come join us at the Tiger Lair from noon-2pm to participate in tiger-themed activities. At 1:30pm, at both tiger exhibits, hear our Zoo Keepers talk about what it takes to care for a tiger and watch these powerful predators enjoy special enrichment […]
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