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NEWS ARCHIVES
Dinosaurs Arrive!
A herd of 16 robotic dinosaurs
never before seen at the Louisville Zoo was unleashed today.
Happy 3rd
Birthday, Scotty!
Baby African elephant Scotty will
be celebrating his 3rd birthday at the Louisville Zoo on Saturday, March
13.
It's a girl!
It’s finally confirmed. The gender
of first baby gorilla born in North America this year at the Louisville
Zoo is female.
Adopt-a-Garden
program sprouts at the Louisville Zoo
A new
volunteer gardening program, entitled “Adopt-a-Garden,” is taking root
at the Louisville Zoo. This budding program will allow individuals,
families and groups with green thumbs to adopt specific garden sites
throughout the Zoo. Signs will mark each garden site with the
individual’s or group’s name.
Gorilla baby
arrives!
Louisville Zoo’s 20-year-old
western lowland gorilla Mia Moja gave birth to her second baby on
Saturday, February 6. It is the first gorilla baby born in North America
this year and the second gorilla ever born in the Zoo’s 41-year history.
(The first was male Azizi born to Makari on December 4, 2003, a year
after Gorilla Forest opened in May of 2002.)
Cash in on Zoo
Savings!
The Louisville Zoo, WAVE3.com and Tumbleweed Southwest Grill have teamed
up to create an exclusive on-line winter offer—a discounted Frequent Fun
Pass (Zoo Membership) to the Louisville Zoo that includes some special
bonus incentives.
Dinosaurs Alive!
A new adventure will be stomping
into the city and heading straight for the Louisville Zoo in
March.
New giraffe
baby ushers in the New Year at the Louisville Zoo
A new baby
Masai giraffe was born on Monday, January 11, at the Louisville Zoo. At
1 p.m., 22-year-old Mariah gave birth to her ninth offspring—a
130-pound, 5-foot-10-inch male. The baby dropped 6-feet to the ground
from his mother, who gave
birth standing up. He
stood for the first time at 1:51 p.m. and began to nurse
at 4 p.m.
Louisville Zoo
grieves loss of female tiger Tabib
Tabib
(pronounced Tuh Beeb), an 18-year-old Sumatran tiger, passed away at the
Louisville Zoo on December 24. Eighteen is considered to be geriatric
for big cats.
Louisville Zoo
orangutans and siamangs to receive early Christmas enrichment gifts
Christmas will come a little early
for some Louisville Zoo primates—orangutans and siamangs—when they
receive some special gifts and holiday food enrichment.
Louisville clock
finds a new home
The Louisville Clock will be
moving to its new home at the front of the Louisville Zoo! With over 5
years of work coming to a close, the Clock is now ready to be brought
back to life and run again for everyone’s pleasure and enjoyment.
The Louisville
Zoo is going to have a Gorilla Baby!
The Louisville Zoo has received a
great gift before the holidays. Pregnancy tests have confirmed
that 20-year-old western lowland gorilla Mia Moja is pregnant
and is expected to give birth by late March.
Louisville Zoo
extends special $5 admission in hopes of achieving an
“elephant-size donation” for Dare to Care
The Louisville Zoo is extending
its partnership with Dare to Care Food Bank and continuing to
offer special $5 Zoo admission on weekdays now through December
18, 2009, and again January 4 through January 29, 2010, when
visitors participate in a canned food drive.
Santa Safari
Santa and some of his North Pole
friends are planning to make an early visit to Louisville this
year as they headline the Zoo’s popular Santa Safari event on
December 5-6, 12-13 and 19-20.
Greater
Louisville United Labor Picnic to make special donation to
Louisville Zoo
Greater Louisville United Labor Picnic will make a special gift
presentation to the Louisville Zoo’s Zoo Kids Inc. program and
welcome 55 students from
Crums Lane
Elementary 4th grade class
for an “extra special”
fun and educational Zoo experience.
Louisville Zoo
offering special military discount October-November
Now October-November 2009
active-duty military dependents can enter the Zoo at a special
reduced rate of $5 admission per person with proper ID. All
active-duty Military, Reserve and National Guard always receive
free admission to the Louisville Zoo with proper ID.
Louisville Zoo
teens work to save polar bears and environment through the
help of local businesses
Three Louisville Zoo teens are
working to make a difference in the world by encouraging local
area businesses to help the environment and save polar bears by
reducing carbon emissions.
FALL SPECIAL
Zoo Admission is just
$5 per person on weekdays in October and
November when you bring a can of food for Dare to Care. (One can
required for each discounted admission.)
Louisville
Zoo partners with Dare to Care for special $5 admission
weekdays October-November
The Louisville Zoo is teaming up
with Dare to Care Food Bank offering special $5 Zoo admission on
weekdays in October and November if visitors participate in a
canned food drive.
Louisville
Zoo to hold the
sweetest
Halloween party in town
Meijer presents “The World’s
Largest Halloween Party!” at the Louisville Zoo October 9-11,
15-18, 22-25 and 28-30, 2009
ZOO POOPY
DOO!
Louisville Zoo has set its fall
Zoo Poopy Doo compost and mulch sales. You can purchase quality
hardwood bark mulch and Zoo Poopy Doo from 8 a.m. to noon
September 19 and 26 and October 3.
Louisville
Zoo’s Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run wins prestigious
Dream Design Award from Aquatics International Magazine
Louisville Zoo’s popular
Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run recently won Aquatics
International magazine’s 2009 annual Dream Design Award for
Best Splash Park and was featured in the recent July/August
2009 issue.
Louisville
Zoo announces “ZooTember” events
September is "ZooTember" at
the Louisville Zoo, presented by McDonalds. Upcoming events
include movie nights and Backyard Action Hero Day.
Brew at the Zoo
fundraiser to feature more than 60 brews, foods and wines
The Friends of the Louisville
Zoo will host the sixth-annual Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!
fundraiser on Saturday, August 29 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the
Louisville Zoo Oasis field. This year’s event will feature
more than 60 different restaurants, vendors and products for
sampling.
Endangered baby
bongo born at the Louisville Zoo
An endangered female baby
bongo was born at the Louisville Zoo Friday afternoon,
August 14. Weighing in at close to 50 pounds, she and mother Kaya are doing well.
Louisville Zoo
has successful hatching of two endangered Meller’s ducklings
Louisville Zoo recently
hatched two Meller’s ducklings, one of the world’s rarest
and least know species of wildfowl. They are the first
Meller’s ducks ever born at the Zoo. There are only about
2,000 Meller’s ducks left in the wild (in Madagascar) and
150 in zoos worldwide.
Pablo from
Nickelodeon’s The Backyardigans headlines Louisville Zoo’s Aug.
21-23 events
Pablo,
one of the stars of Nickelodeon’s popular TV show The
Backyardigans, will be visiting the Louisville Zoo August 21-23.
Pablo is an imaginative, frenetic little penguin who’s a bit
tightly wound.
Princess Meet &
Greet at the Louisville Zoo
August 15-16
Here ye here ye, calling all fair
maidens and knights in the kingdom. Your presence is requested
to attend the royal court where you can meet some of your
favorite storybook princesses.
Louisville Zoo
Opens Kentucky’s First and Only 3-D/4-D Ride Theater
The
Louisville Zoo introduces the first and only 4-D Ride Theater in
Kentucky, which will be opening to visitors on Saturday, July
25th. This unique and family-friendly attraction—featuring
SpongeBob SquarePants™
--includes 3-D projection, surround-sound audio and exciting
special effects. The 4-D attraction fully immerses the
audience with moving seats, bubbles, wind, water squirts,
leg ticklers, and more.
Louisville Zoo
offers $5 movie nights August 1 and 8
The
Bring your blankets or lawn
chairs and enjoy a fun family movie under the stars at the
Louisville Zoo’s Oasis Field on Saturdays August 1 and 8.
Louisville Zoo receives
additional $2 million for Glacier Run project from J. Graham Brown
Foundation
The Louisville Zoo has received an
additional $2 million from the James Graham Brown Foundation for
Glacier Run, bringing the Foundation’s total support of the
project to more than $5 million. “James Graham Brown was the
first, original contributor to help fund a Zoo in Louisville,
and the foundation that bears his name has been a longtime
supporter.
Meet Clifford the Big
Red Dog
at the Louisville Zoo
July 25-26
Be sure to visit the Louisville Zoo
July 25-26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to meet everyone’s favorite dog,
Clifford—the biggest, reddest dog that is so big when he runs after
cars, he catches them in his mouth. Even his doghouse is bigger than
a real house.
Storybook character
Madeline to headline Zoo’s 40th birthday beach party July 17
The charmingly impetuous, irrepressible, mischievous and precocious storybook character Madeline will help celebrate the Louisville Zoo’s 40th birthday at the upcoming Family Twilight Beach Party on July 17 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Coca-Cola presents
Brother & Sister Berenstain
Bear at the
Louisville Zoo July 11-12
Brother and Sister Berenstain Bear are traveling all the way from their Tree House in Bear Country to the Louisville Zoo on July 11-12 courtesy of Coca-Cola. You can meet Brother and Sister from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the ZooVision Building. Be sure to bring your camera for fun photos!
Louisville Zoo seeks
volunteer teachers
The Louisville Zoo is currently seeking docents, volunteer teachers who work with the Louisville Zoo Education Department, to provide knowledge and information to Zoo guests. They help teach school groups, day camps, share information with Zoo visitors and even get to conduct educational outreach presentations in the community.
Louisville Zoo hatches one of
the world’s rarest ducklings
Louisville Zoo recently hatched a Madagascar teal duckling, one of the world’s rarest members of the duck family and a species seriously threatened by extinction. There are only about 2,000 Madagascar teal ducks left in the wild (in Madagascar) and 200 in zoos.The duckling, named Gerry, was born May 20 and is the first Madagascar teal ever born at the Louisville Zoo.
Louisville Zoo extends its
hours June 4 – August 15
Families can spend more time at the Louisville Zoo this summer as National City now part of PNC presents special Family Twilight Hours. The Zoo will be open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays June 4 – August 15 until 7 p.m. (exit Zoo by 8 p.m.).
Marvel Super Hero
Wolverine headlines
Zoo’s May 31 Health &
Safety Safari
A Superhero with animal-keen senses will visit the Louisville Zoo on May 31 as part of Becker Law Office’s Health & Safety Safari. Zoo visitors can meet Wolverine, the Marvel character who is currently in a new movie on the big screen, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Zoo Vision building. So don’t forget your camera!
ANIMALS PAINT
Holding the paint brush steady, Mikki gently touches the canvas adding her final stroke and smearing orange paint through vibrant green. Mikki has been painting more than 15 years and has painted more than 200 works of art. She is no ordinary artist, though. Mikki is a 9,000-pound female African elephant who uses her trunk like a hand to hold a paint brush to create her masterpieces.
Giraffe Baby Update
The
awe-adoring
public
is
now
able
to
see
baby
Masai
giraffe
Bakari
(Pronounced
bah-KAH-ree)
outside
on a
regular
full-time
basis
with
the
rest
of
his
herd—mother
Malaika,
an
11
-year-old
female;
Mariah,
a
21-year-old
female;
and
Walker,
a
14-year-old
male.
Zoo Poopy Doo sales
extended, adding May 16 and 23 dates
Because
of
overwhelming
response,
the
Louisville
Zoo has
extended
its
spring
Zoo
Poopy
Doo
compost
and
mulch
sales,
adding
Saturdays
May 16
and 23.
Louisville Zoo teens win
international polar bear contest
Louisville
Zoo teen
volunteers
Emily
Goldstein,
an
18-year-old
Atherton
High School
senior, and
Brandie
Farkas, a
17-year-old
Ballard High
School
senior, were
recently
named the
winners of
Project
Polar Bear,
an
international
contest
hosted by
Polar Bears
International.
The contest
challenged
teens to
find ways to
reduce
carbon
emissions in
their home
communities.
Take a Run "Throo the Zoo"
The 16th annual
Throo the Zoo 5K
Run/Walk,
presented by
Norton Audubon
Hospital, will
be held on
Saturday, May 9,
2009. Proceeds
benefit the
Louisville Zoo,
which is
dedicated to its
mission of
bettering the
bond between
people and our
planet.
Yarmuth Delivers $233,000 for Louisville Energy
Projects
Cutting edge
projects for City
and Zoo will save
money, utilize
renewable
technology.
Party for the Planet!
Louisville Mayor
Jerry Abramson is
inviting the whole
community to help
celebrate Earth Day
and the Zoo’s 40th
birthday on Sunday,
April 26 with Party
for the Planet: The
Mayor's Community
Celebration of Earth
Day from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Special
discount admission
for the whole day is
just $1 per person!
Raise funds for the Louisville Zoo by shopping at Macy’s
You can help the
Louisville Zoo just by
shopping at Macy’s on
Saturday, April 25. The
Louisville Zoo is proud
to be a beneficiary of
Macy’s “One Good Turn”
charity shopping event
which will raise
much-needed funds to
support your Zoo.
EGGstravaganza
Visit the Louisville Zoo
this weekend (April
11-12) from noon to 4 p.m.
to celebrate Easter with
some of our EGGstraordinary
egg laying animals during “EGGstravaganza.”
Louisville Zoo has its own “Final Four” team
With March Madness at its
peak and the college
basketball championship
games still left to play,
the Louisville Zoo is
excited to announce its own
“Final Four” team heading to
San Diego. Louisville Zoo
teen volunteers Emily
Goldstein, an 18-year-old
Atherton High School senior,
and Brandie Farkas, a
17-year-old Ballard High
School senior, have made it
to the “Final Four” in the
international Project Polar
Bear contest sponsored by
Polar Bears International.
ZOO POOPY DOO!
Gardeners, growers and green
thumbs—mark April 11, 18 and 25
on your calendars! Zoo Poopy Doo
returns to the Louisville Zoo
for its first sales of the year.
Calling all exhibitors!
On April 26, Mayor Jerry
Abramson and the Louisville Zoo
will be hosting a community
Earth Day celebration—Party for
the Planet: The Mayor’s
Community Celebration of Earth
Day.
Louisville Zoo’s Orangutan
Awareness weekend April 4-5
Experts predict that orangutans
could be extinct in the remnant
wild in 10 years. On April 4-5,
find out how you can help these
magnificent animals during
Louisville Zoo’s first ever
orangutan awareness weekend.
Learn about these amazing
creatures first hand, meet
orangutan keepers, hear about
the threats orangutans face in
the wild and find out what you
can do to help.
Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking Expo at the Louisville Zoo
March 28
Are
you ready to get serious and get
healthy? Come to the Louisville Zoo
and find out how at the annual
Norton Healthcare Get Healthy
Walking Expo, Saturday, March 28, 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration begins
at 9 a.m. at the Zoo entrance.
High adventure at the Zoo
The
Louisville Zoo is a place made for
adventure—you can travel from Africa to
the Arctic in a day. Now, you can travel
high above the ground with the Zoo’s new
Sky Trail High Adventure course. See the
Zoo from a whole new perspective.
Happy Birthday Scotty!
Baby African
elephant Scotty celebrated his second
birthday today, March 21, in front of a
large crowd gathered around Louisville Zoo’s
elephant yard to commemorate the milestone.
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson even deemed
March 21 to be “Scotty the Elephant Day” in
celebration of Scotty’s second birthday.
Louisville Zoo welcomes new Membership Supervisor
Jennifer Adams
recently joined the Louisville Zoo as Membership
Supervisor. Adams comes to the Zoo with a wealth
of knowledge, including prior sales, marketing
and management experience. Most recently, Adams
served 14 years as the Director of Marketing and
Sales for Blue Apple Players, a local non-profit
traveling theater company.
Giraffe Baby Update
Baby giraffe Bakari
(Pronounced bah-KAH-ree) is certainly living up
to the meaning of his name, “hopeful,” as he begins
to show more mobility and fullness of life. “Bakari
started out life slowly, but he is catching up,”
Louisville Zoo veterinarian Dr. Roy Burns said.
Scotty to celebrate 2nd birthday at the Louisville Zoo March 21
Baby elephant Scotty will
be celebrating his 2nd birthday on Saturday, March 21.
In the last year, Scotty has hit major milestones like
learning how to swim, teething and even being featured
in People magazine as a “superstar.”
Louisville Zoo’s 6-foot-2 baby giraffe surviving despite
difficulties
A new baby Masai giraffe at
the Louisville Zoo is improving after an uncertain
beginning. On Tuesday, February 17, 11-year-old Malaika gave
birth to her third offspring—a 150 pound, 6-foot-2-inch male
giraffe who the staff named Bakari, which means hopeful.
(Pronounced bah-KAH-ree)
Wonderland Birthday Tea Party
Get your tickets now for a
special party at the Louisville Zoo. Don’t be late … for a
very important date … order tickets online now for the March
14-15 Wonderland Birthday Tea Party at the Louisville Zoo
hosted by the Mad Hatter.
Louisville Zoo receives $50,000 UPS grant
to help
fund School at the Zoo
The
Louisville Zoo recently received a $50,000 grant from The UPS
Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant will be used to
help support School at the Zoo, a week-long “hands-on,”
“minds-on,” interdisciplinary experience designed primarily for
fourth and seventh grade students using the Zoo as a “living
classroom.”
Cash in on Zoo
savings!
The Louisville Zoo and WAVE3.com have teamed up to offer an
exclusive discounted family membership to the Louisville Zoo.
Happy
Birthday, Timmy!
Timmy, the oldest male gorilla in North America, celebrated his
50th birthday in style today, January 17, as a packed
crowd gathered inside Louisville Zoo’s Gorilla Forest to honor
his significant milestone.
Timmy turns
50!
Oldest male gorilla in North
America celebrates birthday milestone at the Louisville Zoo.
Zoo gets top
honors for cell phone recycling efforts
The Louisville Zoo was recently recognized as the No. 1 zoo in
North America for cell phone recycling efforts in 2008 by
ECO-CELL, North America’s premiere cell phone recycling program.
This designation surpasses last year’s honor as the No. 1 zoo in
the United States.
"Project
Polar Bear"
Louisville Zoo teens reduce more
than 9.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions through
website pledges.
"Bear it all"
Be sure to “bear” it all this
holiday season with Louisville Zoo’s new exclusive Glacier Run
ties and totes featuring polar bears—icons of the Arctic. These
special one-of-a-kind ties and totes were created through
collaboration between the Zoo, Vineyard Vines and local retailer
Parallel 38.
Louisville
Zoo mourns loss of female tiger Sinda
Amur tiger
Sinda, who just turned 17 on Nov. 3, died at the Louisville Zoo this
morning. Seventeen is considered to be geriatric for big cats. In
September, Sinda was diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma on the
roof of her mouth. This is a very aggressive oral cancer in cats.
Be a Hero!
Free statewide publication teaches kids
how to care for the environment.
JCPS Live
Video Conference from
Canada
Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS),
superintendent Sheldon H. Berman, along with Louisville Zoo, director
John Walczak, are currently on an expedition in Churchill, Manitoba, to
study polar bears, to talk to scientists, and learn how we can make a
difference in saving these iconic animals.
Zoo
animals celebrate Halloween with pumpkins
Louisville Zoo’s Amur tiger and warthogs
will be celebrating Halloween with a special pumpkin enrichment from
keepers. Louisville Zoo Supervisor of Animal Training Jane Anne Franklin
will also be on hand to talk about the importance of animal enrichment
and answer any questions.
Cookies with
Santa at the Zoo
Join Santa
Claus, his elves and some costumed friends at the Louisville Zoo on
December 13-14 and 20-21 for some warm cocoa, juice and donuts.
St. X
teen returns from Canada with up-close polar bear experience
Sam Leist,
16-year-old Saint Xavier High School junior, just returned from
observing polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Louisville
Zoo gains capital campaign momentum
The
Louisville Zoo just received a boost in its Glacier Run capital campaign
when The Kresge Foundation, a Michigan-based private, national
foundation, awarded the Zoo a $900,000 capital matching grant—$150,000
more than requested.
He’s a
celebrity!
Baby elephant Scotty makes "People"
Magazine.
In partnership with the Louisville Zoo,
Kosair Charities sponsors a special, private “Halloween Party”
experience.
What’s
it like caring for a 1,400 pound teething baby elephant?
The Louisville
Zoo’s 18-month-old baby African elephant Scotty
just reached another milestone—he is teething!
Three-banded armadillo rolls into the Louisville Zoo
The Louisville Zoo
has a new resident who guests are already
gushing over. “He’s so cute!” a group of
children cried out as they spotted Primo, a
1-year-old male armadillo who recently arrived
from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Primo, who
lives in the MetaZoo Education Center, is the
Louisville Zoo’s first three-banded armadillo.
Be
Seen. Not Scared.
On October 4-5, 9-12,
16-19 and 23-26, 2008, Meijer presents “The World’s
Largest Halloween Party!” at the Louisville Zoo
where you can dress up in your wildest costume and
set off on a magical journey through the Zoo.
Artwork
created by elephant Mikki of the Louisville Zoo to be auctioned
during live interactive webcast
Worldwide audience of
animal lovers and art enthusiasts expected
to watch and bid to
support wildlife conservation.
Louisville Zoo sends St. X teen to Canada to study polar bears
Saint Xavier High
School junior Sam Leist, 16, will soon join 15 other high
school students from around the world as he travels to
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, to study polar bears during
their fall migration and collect field data with scientists.
ZOO
POOPY DOO!
The Louisville Zoo will host
fall mulch and Zoo Poopy Doo sales on September 20, 27 and
October 4 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Come
meet Sasha!
Sasha, a 350-pound male Amur
tiger, is meeting Louisville Zoo visitors with open paws.
Zoo’s winter schedule starts Sept. 2
Starting September 2, the Louisville Zoo will begin operating on
its winter schedule. From September 2 to February 28 the Zoo’s
admission windows will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (exit by 5
p.m.)
It's
ZooTember
Don’t miss the exciting array of
special events and activities planned during ZooTember at the
Louisville Zoo presented by McDonald’s featuring costume
character appearances, a movie night and more!
Louisville Zoo mourns 44-year-old ailing sliverback's passing
Thursday afternoon Louisville Zoo
said goodbye to Frank, a 44-year-old geriatric silverback
western lowland gorilla. He had been suffering from chronic
arthritis and heart disease.
Giraffe
passes away at the Louisville Zoo
Zahara, a 3-year old Masai giraffe
at the Louisville Zoo distinguished by her crooked neck, passed
away Monday. Zahara experienced a series of difficulties since
her birth at the Toledo Zoo in August of 2005. In addition to
being rejected by her mother, she developed cervical spine
instability associated with a possible infection not long after
she was born, requiring her to wear a neck support brace.
“Brew at
the Zoo & Wine too!” fundraiser to feature more than 50 different
restaurants and vendors
The fifth-annual “Brew at the Zoo &
Wine too!” fundraiser on Aug. 23 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Louisville
Zoo Oasis field will feature more than 50 different restaurants,
vendors and products for sampling.
Save on
Zoo membership!
Now through Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008,
simply log on to WAVE3.com to purchase a new Louisville Zoo Family
Membership for only $70 (a $5 savings). The first 500
purchasers also receive a $25 dining certificate to Max & Erma’s
Restaurants. Note: This exclusive on-line promotional offer is
only available for brand new memberships, not for renewal of
existing memberships.
Media
Photo Opportunity: Chillin' Out
Louisville Zoo’s orangutans will be
avoiding the heat and having fun by cooling off with a special ice pool
enrichment from keepers. Louisville Zoo Supervisor of Animal Training
Jane Anne Franklin will also be on hand to talk about the importance of
animal enrichment and answer any questions.
Luau
with SpongeBob!
On Aug. 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.,
SpongeBob SquarePants will be visiting to help the Zoo Crew host a
one-of-a-kind event at Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run. The
Family Twilight Beach Party, presented by National City, begins with
a fun and educational scavenger hunt that can be redeemed for a
prize. There will also be a hula hoop contest, Palm Tree Plunge and
Hawaiian Hustle dance off. And be sure to bring your camera, because
SpongeBob SquarePants will be available to have his photo taken with
guests.
Brew at
the Zoo & Wine too!
The fifth-annual “Brew at the
Zoo & Wine too!” fundraiser will be held Aug. 23 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the
Louisville Zoo Oasis field. It will feature beer tasting from local and
regional breweries, a selection of wine and food from more than 25 local
restaurants and vendors. A selection of non-alcoholic products and water
will also be provided. (Food is available from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and beer
and wine tasting is available until 8:30 p.m.)
Special DVD
commemorates baby elephant’s first year
Baby African elephant Scotty,
the first baby elephant born in the state of Kentucky and the Louisville
Zoo’s history, is featured in a new DVD documenting his first year of
life.
Scotty
takes to the water
Scotty, the Louisville Zoo’s
1-year-old baby African elephant, hit a big milestone today when he went
swimming in the elephant yard pool.
Baby
elephant Scotty goes swimming
(Media Photo Opportunity)
The Louisville Zoo’s 1-year-old
baby African elephant Scotty has reached another milestone—learning how
to swim! His keepers have been introducing him to the elephant yard pool
by filling it up a little more each day, but on July 16 the pool will be
filled to the top. This is the first summer Scotty has ever gone
swimming.
Manning
Warren appointed to the Louisville Zoo Foundation Board
Manning Warren, who serves as
the H. Edward Harter Chair of Commercial Law at the University of
Louisville School of Law, was recently appointed to the Louisville Zoo
Foundation Board of Trustees.
Lions,
tigers, prizes – oh my!
WAVE 3 TV and the Louisville
Zoo have teamed up for a digital online photography contest that runs
until Aug. 17. One winner (chosen by representatives of WAVE 3) per week
will receive two Louisville Zoo admission passes and one $25 dining
certificate to any Max & Erma’s Restaurants.
Come find
adventure at the
Louisville Zoo & meet Dora,
too!
Do you
want an amazing summer adventure? Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer does,
too! That’s why she is coming to the Louisville Zoo July 4, 5 and 6 from
noon to 4 p.m.
Louisville Zoo welcomes new female gorilla
Louisville Zoo’s award-winning Gorilla
Forest recently became home to 25-year-old female gorilla Kweli
(pronounced “quay lee”), bringing the total number of gorillas to
12.
Louisville Zoo seeks
volunteer teachers
The
Louisville Zoo is currently seeking docents, volunteer teachers who
work with the Louisville Zoo Education Department to provide
knowledge and information to Zoo guests. They help teach school
groups, day camps, share information with Zoo visitors and even get
to conduct educational outreach presentations in the community.
Bye, Bye
Bo: Louisville Zoo’s
3-year-old giraffe relocates to Wisconsin
The Louisville Zoo recently said goodbye
to Bo, the Zoo’s 3-year-old hand-raised Masai giraffe, when he relocated
to Racine Zoo in Wisconsin.
Louisville Zoo Foundation welcomes three new board members
The Louisville Zoo Foundation Board of
Trustees is excited to welcome three new board members to the
organization—Robert K. Holmes Jr., Dr. Heidi Hulon and Kerry Stemler.
Pirates Ahoy!
Your little buccaneers can party with the
pirates at Louisville Zoo’s Calistoga Splash Park at Glacier Run on June
20 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. as National City presents Family Twilight
Beach Party: Pirates Ahoy
Louisville Zoo’s polar bear leaves
Aquila, Louisville Zoo’s one remaining
polar bear, left for vacation this week. He was relocated to the
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Ohio where he will join two other female
polar bears.
Louisville Zoo extends its hours in June, July and August
National City presents Family Twilight
Hours and Family Twilight Beach Parties.
Grand Opening of the
Zoo’s renovated Tiger Tundra exhibit
Grand opening of the Louisville Zoo’s
newly renovated Amur tiger exhibit, The Alice S. Etscorn Tiger
Tundra is scheduled for June 2, 2008. This is an integral part of
the Glacier Run project and represents an innovative new trend of
turning the Zoo experience “inside out.”
Baby siamangs celebrate 1st birthday
with presents, goodies
The Louisville Zoo’s youngest baby siamang,
Zain, will turn 1-year-old on Tuesday, May 27. He is the last to hit
this milestone. Now all three baby siamangs are 1-year-old. They will
celebrate with special goodies and presents.
Iron Man superhero headlines
Zoo’s May 31 Health &
Safety Safari
A
superhero who fights for justice with his scientific genius will visit
the Louisville Zoo on May 31 as part of Becker Law Office’s Health &
Safety Safari. Zoo visitors can meet Iron Man, the Marvel character who
is currently on the big screen in a new Paramount movie, from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. on the Oasis field stage. (So don’t forget your camera!)
Meijer Mondays at the Zoo
Get ready to save every Monday May 5 through September 29, 2008, when
you bring a Meijer receipt to the Louisville Zoo. During Meijer Mondays,
when you purchase one adult Zoo admission you get one child’s admission
for free just by showing a Meijer receipt! One receipt can be used by up
to four adults for four free child admissions.
Take a run 'Throo the Zoo'
Throo the Zoo 5K Run/Walk, sponsored by Norton Audubon Hospital, will be
held on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Proceeds benefit the Louisville Zoo,
which is dedicated to its mission of bettering the bond between people
and our planet.
“Party for the Planet! Wrap-up”
The week-long celebration educated visitors on caring for our planet
through environmental displays, activities and presentations.
Priscilla the porcupine
arrives at the Zoo
She has a big, round nose, sharp
quills and a curly tail. “She looks a little odd, but is a very cute
animal,” quipped Jane Anne Franklin, Louisville Zoo Supervisor of
Animal Training, about the Zoo’s newest resident.
Louisville Zoo plans “Party for the Planet!” April 6-13
Come celebrate the arrival of spring with
a special “Party for the Planet!” at the Louisville Zoo. Sponsored by
Coca-Cola with additional support from Toyota Georgetown and KAIRE (Kentuckiana
Air Education), the week-long celebration April 6-April 13 will educate
visitors on caring for our planet through environmental displays,
activities and presentations. One can learn how to build a toad abode
(toad home), get up-close and personal with some of our outreach animals
and dig in the dirt while learning about the importance of earthworms!
Louisville Zoo offers special discounted tickets for corporations and
associations through e-ticketing
Do you want to provide your employees and
members with special perks and extra benefits? It’s easy with Louisville
Zoo’s new e-consignment ticketing program where corporations and
associations can register to receive special discounted Zoo tickets.
Zoo Poopy Doo!
Plan now for the Louisville Zoo's April mulch and compost sale.
Louisville Zoo says final
goodbye to Boris the tiger
Boris, a 17-year-old Amur tiger, died at
the Louisville Zoo Sunday, March 16. Seventeen is considered to be
geriatric for big cats.
Baby elephant Scotty
celebrates his 1st birthday!
Baby African elephant Scotty celebrated his first
birthday today, March 15. His actual birthday is Tuesday, March 18, but we were
so excited that we just couldn’t wait!
Sign up
now! Don't miss the Louisville Zoo's spring and summer camps and
classes
The Louisville Zoo is truly a “living classroom,” and the Zoo’s
Education Department offers exciting “hands-on,” “minds-on” experiences
for Zoo visitors throughout the year.
Scotty celebrates his 1st
birthday!
Louisville Zoo to throw a big birthday
party bash for baby elephant Scotty on March 15; Zoo admission only $1
Turning 1 year old is a big deal—especially if you’re a baby elephant.
Join baby Scotty on Saturday, March 15, as he celebrates his 1st
birthday with a cake fit for an elephant and more!
Siamang death investigation complete
A cause of
death has finally been determined for the siamang couple—Ziggy, 15, and
Sue Ann, 9—who died April 4, 2007.
Polar bear listed as
threatened in Manitoba, Canada
Global warming and vanishing habitat are putting extreme pressure on
existing polar bear populations, according to Canadian conservation
experts. In February, the Canadian home to polar bears—the province of
Manitoba—recognized polar bears as threatened under the Manitoba
Endangered Species Act.
Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking Club Expo kicks off the walking
season at the Louisville Zoo Feb 23
Want to
get healthy this year? Come to the Zoo and find out how at the annual
Norton Healthcare Get Healthy Walking Club Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Amy Taylor joins the
Louisville Zoo as Group Sales Supervisor
The Louisville Zoo recently hired Amy
Taylor as its new Group Sales Supervisor. Taylor comes to the Zoo
with a wealth of experience, including sales operations for the
major league baseball team Atlanta Braves and special events
management for the National Football League’s Super Bowl XXXIV.
Taylor most recently served as the Louisville District Director for
the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Annette and John
Schnatter make $1 million personal gift to Louisville Zoo’s Glacier Run
project
Community leaders Annette and John
Schnatter today announced a $1 million personal commitment to the
Louisville Zoo’s Glacier Run project. This gift is in addition to the
Schnatters’ $100,000 previous campaign gift, and brings the Glacier Run
campaign total to more than $12.6 million toward its $25 million
estimated cost.
 Louisville
Zoo's 45-year-old female gorilla passes away
The
Louisville Zoo family is mourning the loss of Tunuka, a 45-year-old
female
gorilla.
Tunuka passed away February 2nd from peritonitis, an inflammation of the
thin membrane that lines the abdominal wall. When Gorilla Forest staff
found Tunuka this morning, they said she looked as if she was sleeping.
“She looked very peaceful,” said Gorilla Forest keeper Cynthia Cole. “It
was the way she always looked when she was asleep.”
Louisville Zoo to make
special capital campaign announcement
Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson and Zoo Director John Walczak
will make a special Glacier Run capital campaign announcement and
special unveiling.
Will it be the Giants or
the Patriots?
As part of the Louisville Zoo’s animal enrichment program, Amber (a
20-year-old orangutan) made her first ever Super Bowl prediction.
Save
on Zoo membership!
Exclusive WAVE3.com on-line
offer
The Louisville Zoo has teamed up with WAVE3.com to offer an exclusive
opportunity to purchase a discounted family membership to the Louisville
Zoo.
Louisville Zoo is #1 in U.S. for cell phone recycling!
According to ECO-CELL, North America’s
premiere cell phone recycling program, out of 100 Zoos the Louisville
Zoo was listed as the No. 1 zoo in the United States for cell phone
recycling efforts in 2007 and No. 2 in North America just behind Toronto
Zoo!
Louisville Zoo receives $100,000 grant
The Louisville Zoo
recently received a $100,000 grant from The UPS
Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. The grant
will be used to help support School at the Zoo, a
week-long “hands-on,” “minds-on,” interdisciplinary
experience designed primarily for middle school
students using the Zoo as a “living classroom.”
 Baby
Bongo is born!
Kaya gave birth to her second calf on January 6.
Mahdi weighs 42 pounds and is being introduced to
the rest of the herd.
Baby Elephant Scotty Honored
in National Photo Contest!
Louisville Zoo volunteer photographer Nick Bonura
recognized for award-winning elephant photo.
CLICK HERE to read more.
Baby
Brazilian
Ocelot Kitten Born
El Conquistador was born at the Louisville Zoo
September 23. He and mom Miguela are doing well.
There currently are
no set exhibit times to see mom or baby, but you can
CLICK HERE for more
information and photos.
 Wishes Do Come
True
The Louisville Zoo
recently helped the Make-A-Wish Foundation fulfill the dream of
13-year-old Elaney Pickering of Eudora, Kan. Her wish was to meet
Scotty, the Louisville Zoo’s baby African elephant, and be a zoo keeper
for the day.
Click
here for more pictures of Elaney’s day.
Animal Enrichment
Learn about the many things zookeepers do
to enrich the lives of our animals. Click here to find a list of
enrichment ideas for your household pets.
Endangered Baby Siamang Born at
Zoo
This
rare baby weighed in at only 8 ounces at birth and is the first
offspring of his parents Ziggy and Sue Ann.
Elephant Birth
At
8:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 18th the Louisville Zoo's
African elephant, Mikki gave birth to a 285 male
calf.
Mother and son are both doing well and will remain
off exhibit for an undetermined amount of time in
order to rest and bond with one another.
Click
here for more
information. A contest
to name the baby will be announced at a later date.
And Demba Makes 12
Louisville Zoo's award-winning Gorilla Forest recently added another
gorilla, brining the total count to 12 and making it one of the largest
populations of gorillas in North America.
Endangered
Maned Wolf Pups Born at Zoo
Three maned wolf pups were born at the Zoo
in early January. See pictures and learn more about these
important birth.
It's a Girl!! Pygmy Hippo Born at Zoo
A healthy, baby pygmy hippo was born at
the Zoo in late December. See
picture of mom and baby!
Rare Dove
Hatches
The first ever white throated ground
dove to hatch in captivity has done so
at the Louisville Zoo.
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