Exploring Costa Rica

Blog written by Minnesota Zoo’s Connections Coordinator, Liz Dengate Within an hour of landing in Costa Rica, our bus was pulling through fields of plantains Read More

Tuesday, November 24, 2015|In The Field, Travel EdVenture|

Can Safaris Help Save Rhino? – Part 2

In his last blog, “Can Safaris Help Save Rhino – Part 1”, Jeff introduced us to Desert Rhino Camp, a unique partnership and approach that aims to demonstrate how tourism Read More


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    Habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict in the land of Malayan and Sumatran tigers

Habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict in the land of Malayan and Sumatran tigers

Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, and Coordinator of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan and Read More


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    Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem: home to tigers, rhinos, orangutans, elephants and more

Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem: home to tigers, rhinos, orangutans, elephants and more

Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, and Coordinator of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan and Read More


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    Malaysia’s Endau-Rompin Landscape – A Haven for Tigers and Much More

Malaysia’s Endau-Rompin Landscape – A Haven for Tigers and Much More

Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, and Coordinator of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan and Read More


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    Combating poaching of tigers and other wildlife in Malaysia’s Endau-Rompin Landscape

Combating poaching of tigers and other wildlife in Malaysia’s Endau-Rompin Landscape

Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, and Coordinator of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan and Read More


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    Searching for the Elusive Malayan Tiger, Endau Rompin Tiger Landscape

Searching for the Elusive Malayan Tiger, Endau Rompin Tiger Landscape

Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo, and Coordinator of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Tiger Species Survival Plan and Read More


Studying the Wild Dhole Part 1 – Why Dholes?

Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise Read More