Reid Park Zoo - Tucson Zoological Society

Denver, the female giraffe, remains under careful observation this evening. She is still not eating, which is of great concern to the animal care team. We will continue to keep you posted.

Although still under very careful observation, the female giraffe “Denver” remains stable. As of this morning Zoo staff reports she is drinking, urinating, and defecating, which are good signs. She seems more interested in food today as well. We will continue to provide updates as she progresses. As suspected, early pathology reports confirmed a significant [...]

In honor of National Zookeeper week (July 17-23), show our world-class staff of keepers how much you appreciate them! Fill out this form and we’ll post your messages in the keepers’ quarters. Also, if you bring a “thank you” card for our keepers to the front gate of the Zoo between July 17th and the [...]

Female African elephant “Shaba” enjoys a frozen treat featuring cucumber slices and pieces of fruit.

Summer Safari WILL continue tonight, but due to the monsoons this week, some special activities will not take place as planned. Pricing tonight will be $5 for adults, $3 for children, and ALL MEMBERS GET IN FREE!

Join Reid Park Zoo Keepers at Tower Theaters in Marana this Saturday night (7/9) from 5-8 p.m, for the opening weekend of “Zookeeper,” the movie!  They’ll be giving the scoop on what it’s REALLY like to be a Keeper, and giving away prizes to lucky moviegoers.  Plus, if you bring your “Zookeeper” movie stub to [...]

The Zoo’s main parking lot will be closed for repaving on Monday, June 20 and Tuesday, June 21. There will still be ample parking in the lots along Randolph Way, so don’t be deterred! See you in the Zoo!

Are you getting excited about Expedition Tanzania? We sure are! The Zoo’s new 7 acre expansion is well underway and is on target to open to the public in Spring 2012. In the mean time, here are 10 fun facts about African elephants to keep you busy. Bigger is Better In the world of elephants, [...]

Tiger “Baheem” will be off exhibit for a few weeks–he has been moved to the Animal Health Center. While he’s there, he’ll be introduced to “Sita,” our new female tiger. We hope that they’ll have cubs in the future, so we’ll also be making some changes to the tiger exhibit so that the whole family [...]

We have added another week of camp, on July 25-29, for kids entering grades 1 & 2.  For more information, click here.