Thank a Minnesota Zoo Volunteer in April

April 10-16, 2016 marks National Volunteer Recognition Week in America.  Last year,  1,109 Minnesota Zoo volunteers logged in 111,015 hours of service. Even more impressive—the Read More

Wednesday, March 30, 2016|Zoo News|

Building Local Value for Critically Endangered Rhinos

Jeff Muntifering, Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo, is in Namibia where he works with the Namibian government, a local conservation organization (Save the Rhino Read More

Friday, March 25, 2016|In The Field|

Goat Kids at the Farm

The Minnesota Zoo is excited to welcome its 20th annual Farm Babies (formerly known as Spring Babies when it began in 1997) celebration on Friday Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2016|Wells Fargo Family Farm, Zoo News|

Meet Dean Treangen

Meet Dean Treangen, the Minnesota Zoo’s farm supervisor (you may already know him as “Farmer Dean.”) He has spent his whole life in the agricultural Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2016|Zoo News|

Family Fun this April

If it’s April, it’s Farm Babies time at the Minnesota Zoo!  Join the fun during one of our farm programs, learn more about our babies, Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2016|Kids, Zoo News|

It’s Egg Time!

Are eggs on your mind?  ‘Tis the season!  Eggs will be hatching soon at the Minnesota Zoo’s Wells Fargo Family Farm.  Eggs laid by the Read More

Thursday, March 24, 2016|Zoo News|

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|

Minnesota Zoo Welcomes New Takin Calf

  The Minnesota Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a rare female Sichuan takin calf, born February 4! The calf, named “Bing Leng” Read More

Thursday, February 25, 2016|Northern Trail|