Minnesota’s prairie butterflies and other pollinators are vanishing along with most of their habitat. The Dakota skipper, a beautiful prairie butterfly, is on the verge of extinction. But we can make a difference. The Minnesota Zoo’s Prairie Butterfly Conservation Program works with many partners to save Minnesota’s endangered prairie butterflies, studying reasons for their […]
The Minnesota Zoo’s six sand tiger sharks are all on display inside Discovery Bay. Did you know that they are great ambush hunters?
Because sand tiger sharks hover with little movement, they are effective predators. They can also form small groups or “shivers” while pursuing their prey, including schools of fish, small sharks, lobster, squid […]
Make family memories at the Minnesota Zoo – have Breakfast with Bessie in a Family Zoo Adventure you won’t forget, strike a (yoga) pose with the black bears, or snore with the sharks in a Family ZzzZoo Overnight! This month’s Kids Section also includes the New Rules of Nature Play for plenty of wild, […]
Global Tiger Day is July 29! It’s a great time to come out to the Minnesota Zoo to gaze in awe at these powerful, endangered predators. With all-new graphics at our Tiger Lair exhibit, there’s plenty to see, touch, and learn.
The Minnesota Zoo is proud of its award-winning tiger program, which is dedicated to […]
By Jeff Muntifering, Minnesota Zoo Conservation Biologist
Greetings from Namibia, where in the Southern Hemisphere the days are getting shorter and colder but our efforts to protect the world’s last truly wild population of critically endangered black rhino continue to gain traction. Protecting rhino is expensive and […]
If you would like more information on this project, please contact Robert Frank Kooij, [email protected]
The Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is the only surviving species of Mergini (Order Anseriformes) in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a locally and globally endangered species1,2 and one of […]
Endangered Species
Endangered species are types of animals that are having a hard time surviving in the wild because of habitat loss, lack of food, or other challenges. The Minnesota Zoo works to help endangered species survive—both in the wild, and in the Zoo.
Where They Live:
There are endangered species on every continent and in […]
Meet Dean Treangen, the Minnesota Zoo’s farm supervisor (you may already know him as “Farmer Dean.”) He has spent his whole life in the agricultural field, from growing up on a dairy farm in southeastern Minnesota to working at the Wells Fargo Family Farm, which celebrates its 16th anniversary this summer.
Treangen first came to […]
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