GalleryWorking for Wildlife: Zoo Scientists Prepare for 2023 Field Season
The days are lengthening, the temps are rising (slowly), and the Minnesota Zoo’s Conservation Department is busily preparing for an active field season ahead. The Read More
GalleryPartner Spotlight: Dakota County Parks
The Minnesota Zoo has been conducting wildlife conservation and research for decades, and partnerships have been key to the success of these programs from the Read More
GalleryBackyard Wildlife Hero: Scoop the Poop
Picking up poo after your beloved pet is not the most exciting activity, and even less so during Minnesota’s frigid winter months. It may be Read More
GalleryMeet Our Team: Life Support Operator Josh Moline
When talking with Josh Moline about his work and passion for coral conservation, it’s easy to forget that the outlook for much of the world’s Read More
GalleryReleasing Threatened Wood Turtles
Minnesota is home to nine native species of turtle, from the more commonly found snapping and painted turtles, to the relatively elusive smooth softshell turtle Read More
GalleryFreshwater Mussel and River Restoration
Freshwater mussels are some of the most at-risk animals in the world. In North America, a mussel biodiversity hotspot, three quarters of the 300+ species Read More
GalleryCritical Season to Save Endangered Butterflies
It’s likely that you have never seen, or maybe even heard of, two of Minnesota’s vanishing wildlife species. Small in size and increasingly less easy Read More
GalleryMeet Our Team: Mussel Conservationist Ben Minerich
The Minnesota Zoo is home to nearly 5,000 individual animals that make up over 450 species, many of them threatened and endangered. The Zoo is Read More