GalleryWhy Did the Turtle Cross the Road??
Bird song once again fills the treetops, the grass is greening, and turtles are emerging. It’s springtime in Minnesota! Each year, as lakes, rivers, and Read More
GalleryReading with Rhinos
The Minnesota Zoo’s Black Rhino Project in Namibia is dedicated to protecting critically endangered rhinos through field research, tracking and monitoring, and community education and Read More
Gallery‘Raise the Roof’ for Rhinos – 1st Kunene Rhino Awards
In 2009, the Minnesota Zoo joined forces with Save the Rhino Trust in Namibia to help protect critically endangered black rhinoceros. This specific population of Read More
GalleryPangolin Rehabilitation in Namibia
It might surprise you to learn that the most trafficked mammal in the world is one you may have never heard of. Pangolins are scaly Read More
GalleryRescued/Rehabbed Success Stories at the Minnesota Zoo
The Minnesota Zoo is home to thousands of animals from around the world. From energetic White-cheeked gibbons along our Tropics Trail to calming moon jellyfish Read More
GalleryTracking Wily Wolves in Mongolia
Anticipation hangs in the air as I face a fluid wall of descending white. Our volunteer on the project, John Hart, is only steps in Read More
GalleryBison Herds Roam Minnesota Prairies Once Again!
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 Read More
GalleryRhino Pride Campaign Makes its Mark
Celebrate World Rhino Day with the Minnesota Zoo on Friday, September 22! Come join us at the top of the Tropics Trail from noon-2pm to Read More