Animal Spotlight: Bouncing Baby Bettong
Don’t let its rodent-like appearance fool you, this creature is a macropod (Greek for “large footed”), a group that includes kangaroos and wallabies.
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News in the Zoo, August 2021
Egg-citing avian news, hope for extinct turtles, and providing a safe haven for rescued native frogs.
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Zoo Update with Denise Verret, Zoo Director and CEO – August 2021
While we have a storied record of success in conservation, the challenges we face are growing and it is important now more than ever that we take actions that save the world around us—together.
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National Zookeeper Week 2021
As the need to protect our wildlife and vanishing habitats increases, the role of animal keepers in zoo education and outreach has become essential. Because they work most closely with the animals, keepers offer unique professional and personal insights.
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News in the Zoo, July 2021
This year, a total of ten California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) chicks hatched at the L.A. Zoo and two additional chicks hatched at other facilities—one at the Oregon Zoo and the other at the Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of Prey in Idaho.
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Something in the Water
Climate change is familiarizing many of us with the carbon cycle, but nitrogen also makes the rounds.
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Water World
Important advances in water quality science make it possible for Zoo staff to care for an even wider range of aquatic wildlife.
Liquid Gold
June conservation observances highlight water, a precious resource around the planet and at the Los Angeles Zoo.
Zoo Update with Denise Verret, Zoo Director and CEO – June 2021
This time last year, our Zoo was faced with an uncertain economic outlook as we remained closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last 15 months have been difficult, challenging, and even disheartening at times. Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife conservation organizations from all over the world were forced to thin their operating budgets and staffing to offset the deficits caused by the pandemic. However, hope does spring eternal, and I am confident
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Bird-ify Your Garden, Yard, or Balcony
Finding feathered friends is easy—learn how to invite them to visit you.
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