Learn about exciting Zoo developments, including animal updates, events, expert perspectives, and field reports on our conservation initiatives at the Zoo and around the world.
Inspired by the Safari Society’s Animals and Authors series, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association recently hosted a special reading of the Goodreads Choice Award–nominated Lulu is a Rhinoceros, featuring authors Jason and Allison Flom. The story of a bulldog who just knows she’s a rhino was a huge hit with visitors.
Lulu is a Rhinoceros Reading and Keeper Talk Charms Visitors Read more
I am in awe of how the Zoo family came together during this past year, and 2021 ultimately became a year of growth, rebuilding, and stabilization.
Zoo Update: December 2021 Read more
The nearly three-year-old southern pudu male gained fame in 2019 after K-Pop fans donated to name him in honor of a member of the popular group NCT-127.
The L.A. Zoo and Ventana Wildlife Society are celebrating the return to the wild of beloved California condor Iniko, a one and a half-year-old chick.
Tears, Applause Greet California Condor Chick Iniko’s Return to the Wild Read more
Adventures in Recovery Life with California condors has been filled with ups and downs for both keepers. It has demanded sacrifices of time and energy, and sometimes more. Mike recalls with energy one of the most memorable weekends of his career. He’d been invited by Mike Wallace to make a trip to the eastern side of Mount El Diablo in Baja to check on some condors. “So we drive down there and work,” he says.
PART 3 Adventures in Recovery Read more
The usual approach to pairing condors for breeding was to get them in the cage together as early as possible so they had the longest amount of time to get used to each other before breeding season. “When you put birds together in the non-breeding season, they really have no reason to be interested in each other,” Mike explains. “They’re competing for perches, food, the attention of birds next door.
Part 2 The Mating Game Read more
As summer transitions to fall, I’m reminded of the adaptations and changes of our local native ecosystems and the importance of our care and awareness in protecting these vital habitats to ensure sustainability and a cooperative environment for flora and fauna to thrive.
Zoo Update: October 2021 Read more
The tiny island of Roti (or Rote) southwest of Timor in Indonesia was subject to intensive collection of this odd-looking turtle for many years.
Conservation Spotlight: Turtle Talk Read more
International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) began in South Africa and the United Kingdom on September 5, 2009, with a goal of raising awareness of the dwindling number of vultures and the vital role these carrion eaters play in the health of their ecosystem and environment.
Conservation Spotlight: Vivacious Vultures Read more
When making the rounds at the Zoo, Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association member Arthur Bohlmann has a few must-see stops: the painted dogs (his favorites), the Indian gharials, and the Western lowland gorillas.
Zoo-m In, Summer 2021 Read more
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