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    What’s a girl from Minnesota Zoo’s Bird Show doing in a ger in Mongolia?

What’s a girl from Minnesota Zoo’s Bird Show doing in a ger in Mongolia?

Taylor Steger, Interpretive Naturalist at the Minnesota Zoo, just returned from Mongolia where she assisted with research to help save the Asian wild horse (also Read More


How to Catch a Takhi

The weather in Mongolia is unpredictable at worst and constantly-changing at best.  We can wake up in the morning to no wind, and then run Read More


Party to Save Wildlife at the Zoo

The Minnesota Zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife. Did you know you can help us save amazing Read More

Thursday, April 28, 2016|Zoo News|

Protecting Wildlife from Around the World

May 20 is the 11th annual Endangered Species Day, a day meant to celebrate wildlife and learn the importance of protecting the vulnerable animals around Read More

Thursday, April 28, 2016|Conservation, Zoo News|

Saving the Whooping Crane

Recently Emily Endert, a bird trainer of the Wings Financial World of Birds Show, had the opportunity to travel to Austwell, Texas to participate in Read More

Thursday, April 28, 2016|Conservation, In The Field, Zoo News|

Off to the Wilds of Mongolia

I brace my hand against a cold window, smearing a palm print onto the foggy glass as I try to keep myself from bouncing around.  Read More


Family Fun this May

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, Read More

Wednesday, April 27, 2016|Kids, Zoo News|

Lambs at the Farm

The Minnesota Zoo’s 20th annual Farm Babies event is well underway – and the arrival of a new Shetland lamb this past weekend is making Read More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016|Wells Fargo Family Farm, Zoo News|