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Zoo Welcomes New Baby Mandrill
The Zoo is happy to announce the birth of a new female mandrill![…]
Zoo Update from CEO and Director Denise M. Verret – October 2022
It’s a great time to enjoy the outside and connect with wildlife and nature, and your Los Angeles Zoo is doing just that in a variety of ways.[…]
Keepers Reunite with Orangutan
In August, orangutan keepers Kathryn Vivian and Stania Olivera and senior keeper of apes Megan Fox attended the 15th annual Orangutan Species Survival Plan (OSSP) conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.[…]
Zoo Update from GLAZA President Tom Jacobson – September 2022
In every season, we remain so grateful to GLAZA members and volunteers for your passionate support of the Zoo’s mission to save species from extinction.[…]
Keeper Interview: Behind the Scenes of a Koala Introduction
Last month, our resident koalas, female Maya and male Burra, took the next step toward fulfilling their biological destinies when the two were introduced to live together as partners in the koala habitat.[…]
Zoo Update from Director and CEO Denise M. Verret – August 2022
It’s August, which means we are hosting nearly 900 Zoo Campers and are also taking our outreach programs to 36 parks throughout the City as part of the Recreation and Parks Summer Play L.A.[…]