Reid Park Zoo - Tucson Zoological Society

Meet Reid Park Zoo’s newest resident: a 1-year-old male marabou stork who arrived from the Dallas Zoo last week! After 30 days in our Animal Health Center, and some standard health tests, he’ll join another male stork (age 43) in an African multi-species exhibit that also includes white rhino and Speke’s gazelle. Be sure to [...]

Major construction on Expedition Tanzania is almost finished!  The exhibit looks amazing, and will be a wonderful home for the Zoo’s new elephants.  Watch this space for an official announcement of our grand opening, which we hope to host at the end of March.

Check out this great video of female polar bear “Kobe” in her new exhibit at the Pittsburgh Zoo! We think she likes her new home…. Kobe’s debut in Pittsburgh

CLICK HERE for news about Kobe, the female polar bear who recently left Reid Park Zoo for Pittsburgh. She makes her exhibit debut today! Good luck Kobe….

Zoo Keepers have separated male lion “Shombay” from female lion “Kaya” and the three lion cubs again.  The lions were getting along fine, but Keepers witnessed sooner-than-expected breeding behavior between Shombay and Kaya, and we’re not prepared for any more cubs just yet.  We’re exploring our options, but wanted our guests to know that for [...]

Introductions of adult male lion “Shombay” to his 4-month-old cubs are now underway, and going very well!  After many weeks of having visual contact through a secure barrier behind the scenes, Shombay’s curiosity and calmness earned him the opportunity to begin interacting with the cubs in their exhibit space.  Zoo Keepers started by introducing him [...]

This week, giant anteaters Zoe (a female) and Xander (a male) were introduced to the same exhibit after hanging out in side-by-side yards for a few months.  There was a bit of pushing and shoving at first, but now the two anteaters are figuring out how to live peacefully together.  They’re very active in the [...]

Kobe the female polar bear is officially on her way to Pittsburgh! A team of staff from the Pittsburgh Zoo came to Tucson to help our Keepers prepare Kobe for her journey (via air). We’re so sorry to see her go, but excited for her opportunity to meet Koda, a male polar bear at the [...]

What’s a lion’s favorite popsicle flavor?  Blood, of course!  Keepers gave the cubs their first bloodsicle on exhibit yesterday afternoon, and it was a big hit with mom “Kaya” and the cubs.

Zoo Education Coordinator Jennifer Stoddard leaves in just a few days for Churchill, Manitoba, Canada–the polar bear capital of the world!  She’ll be attending a leadership camp hosted by Polar Bears International.  Besides having the opportunity to observe polar bears in the wild, Jennifer will be working with other conservation leaders on action plans designed [...]