Three “Lucky” Bears

Our award-winning Russia’s Grizzly Coast is home to several incredible species from the Russian Far East, including three very charismatic brown bears.”Haines,” “Kenai” and “Sadie” Read More

Thursday, March 17, 2016|Northern Trail, Zoo News|

Family Fun this March

Spring Break School’s Out Camps – Register Today! March 21-25 or March 28-April 1 Register for individual days or all five days.  Before and after Read More

Thursday, February 25, 2016|Kids, Zoo News|

Helping Mother Nature – Farm Babies!

You’ve heard the saying “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” Here at the Minnesota Zoo we would never try to do that, but we Read More


African Penguin Breeding Season Update

Our African penguin breeding season is progressing well at the Minnesota Zoo. We have 29 adult penguins in our flock, 11 males and 18 females.  Read More

Thursday, February 25, 2016|Behind the Scenes, Birds, Zoo News|

A Special Message from John Frawley

This week marked the beginning of my tenure as the Minnesota Zoo’s new director. After spending the past 20 years in California working to protect Read More

Thursday, February 25, 2016|Staff, Zoo News|

Love is in the Air at the Minnesota Zoo

Private Backstage Pass Marriage Proposals The Minnesota Zoo is a place where memories are made. We’d love to help you make your backstage experience especially Read More

Thursday, February 11, 2016|Zoo News|

Meet the New Minnesota Zoo Director

On behalf of the Minnesota Zoo and Minnesota Zoo Foundation Boards, we are thrilled to officially announce Minnesota native and nationally-recognized conservation leader John Frawley has been Read More

Tuesday, January 26, 2016|Staff, Zoo News|

Save Wildlife with Sustainable Palm Oil

We’ve all heard that habitat loss is a problem for wild animals – especially in the Tropics.  Sometimes these issues seem so far away, but Read More

Monday, January 25, 2016|Conservation, Zoo News|