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Tree Kangaroos Are Getting Their Groove Back Thanks to Research and Teamwork
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
The zoo community has made meaningful progress in tree kangaroo health and repro...
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E-Recycling Day 2024
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Join us for our annual e-recycling event this April! The Cleveland Zoological...
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Vetting Turtles in Vietnam Q&A WITH Dr. Selig
As a founding partner of the Asian Turtle Program (ATP), your Zoo has been a lea...
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A “Lightbulb” Moment in Furthering Lion Conservation
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
Since 2020, the Cleveland community has raised money for lion conservation throu...
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Sound the Trumpets!
Elizabeth Thibodeaux, Graphic Designer & Marketing Specialist
Swans making an epic comeback in Ohio A Swan Story Trumpeter swans were once...
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Cleveland Guardians & Community Outreach
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Our partnership with the Cleveland Guardians’ community outreach efforts c...
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E-Recycling Day 2023
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Kick off Earth Day weekend 2023 by e-recycling at the Zoo! The Cleveland Zool...
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Celebration in Rwanda
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is dedicated to the conservation, protection and ...
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Giraffe Conservation: From the Field Update 2022
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Giraffe are in a “silent extinction” crisis in that their population...
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A fruitful Earth Day (Recap)
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
We celebrated Earth Day 2022 by teaming up with the community to keep thousands ...
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Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with E-Recycling
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
April 22 is Earth Day and a great time to consider e-recycling your old and used...
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Studying and Saving the “Venomous Furball of Death”
Walk into the dimly red-lit area of your Zoo’s Primate, Cats and Aquatic b...
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Protecting wildlife, habitats, biodiversity and human health
Dr. Pam Dennis, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACZMZoo Veterinary Epidemiologist Wildlife care ...
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Gaining Ground for Gorillas
Conservation efforts are making a difference – take action on World Gorill...
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Help Gorillas on World Gorilla Day with E-Recycling
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Recycling your old electronics with MCPc at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Septembe...
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Even The Strong Need Support: Joining Forces for Lion Conservation
Lions are such a symbol of the African wild that it is nearly impossible to pict...
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Asian Turtle Program: From the Field Update
Activities such as turtle releases and community events were somewhat limited du...
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Protecting the Andean Bear
Protecting the Andean Bear: South America’s Only Bear and an Umbrella Spec...
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Helping tigers in the wild
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
Visiting the tiger cubs at Rosebrough Tiger Passage should be a highlight of you...
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Education for Nature Vietnam: From the Field Update
Field operations, outreach activities, and crime investigations were suspended d...
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Stand Tall for the World’s Tallest Land Mammal
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
To look at a giraffe is to be reminded of the fascinating, beautiful, and import...
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Showing Up For Our Shelled Friends on World Turtle Day
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
A tough shell is the trademark characteristic of turtles, but they remain vulner...
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Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund: From the Field Update
Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, Fossey Fund teams continu...
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Celebrate Earth Day at home
As Earth Day goes digital and we're all celebrating from our homes this year, it...
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Giraffe Conservation: From the Field Update
As a result of COVID, school programs were put on hold because kids did not retu...
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Celebrating Women in Science
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we would like to celebr...
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Missing Sports? Help Protect Carnivores and Score 15,000 Points
Are you missing sports in the time of social distancing? The thrill of competiti...
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The gorilla and electronics connection
Face to face with a gorilla, you know immediately that we are so close, and yet ...
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5 things you might not (yet!) know about the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
Only three years ago, we here at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo joined people from all...
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Be part of The Pride
Annual giving program provides needed support. It’s been a difficult ye...
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A renewed focus on the illegal wildlife trade
Global health crisis shines new light on complex issue The illegal trade of w...
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How important is one Eastern Black rhino?
Inge arrived in Cleveland in 1997. It turns out that one Eastern Black rhinoc...
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Research Round-Up: Graduate Student Research at your Zoo
Did you know that Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) staff scientists and graduate s...
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Following the elusive Andean bear
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
A first-person account of traveling to see the elusive species in the wild. Loo...
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ASK THE EXPERT: Can I recycle my holiday wrapping paper?
The short answer, yes you can. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo takes part in a program...
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Poaching steals from us all
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
Do you or the kids in your life love Kung Fu Panda? Well, our friend Po the pand...
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From the Field 2019: Mountain Gorilla Trek in Rwanda
The big moment – I was so honored and humbled to be able to go on a mounta...
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Have you heard about The Herd?
The Zoo has a passionate new group of wildlife ambassadors in its midst. The He...
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From the Field 2019: The Memoirs Program in Rwanda
The Memoirs Program is a partnership between the Zoo, Karisoke Research Center a...
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A safe place for giraffe
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
Members of Cleveland's animal care staff were part of a group that relocated a h...
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Conservation front and center
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
A new structure at the Zoo entrance is helping bring to the forefront the Zoo&rs...
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Giraffe researcher receives conservation award
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
Arthur Muneza, East Africa Coordinator for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (...
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Saving Species: Combating illegal wildlife trade
What is being done to save species in the wild, and what does wildlife trafficki...
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Alliances working to help endangered species
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
Illegal wildlife trafficking is an international crisis. An unprecedented global...
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Top Ways to Protect Endangered Species
Gina Wilkolak, Interactive Media Specialist
According to a recent press release by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZ...
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Tracking lions in Tanzania
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
Satellite radio collars provide valuable insight to help protect lions in Tanzan...
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Special Delivery: Saving the Puerto Rican crested toad
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
Behind the scenes of The RainForest, your Zoo is part of a vital effort to susta...
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Why save the Andean bear?
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
What put Andean bears on the radar to become a key project within Cleveland Metr...
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Tortured, Not Tickled
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
Slow Loris Outreach Week highlights the dangers of sharing misinformation on soc...
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Shop smart to save species
Biting into a delicious piece of chocolate does not invoke thoughts of Colobus m...
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Leading the way for giraffe
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is taking on a new, national role to secure a future fo...
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5 ways your zoo uses science every day
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
From daily care of the animals at the Zoo to advanced research of husbandry, beh...
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Cleveland's Amur Tigers Have Earned Their Stripes
Travis Vineyard, Curator of Animals, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Connecting people with wildlife goes beyond the thrill of seeing an individual a...
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Securing a Future for Wildlife
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
As a visitor to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, it’s easy to appreciate and be i...
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Victory for wildlife in Malaysia river region
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
The Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Malaysia, and its surrounding forest compose a ...
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Future for Wildlife at work in Rwanda
Sarah Crupi, Executive Director
Connecting people with wildlife starts with an Ohio family observing gorillas mu...
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Andean bears at home in Machu Picchu
Emily Baber, Conservation Communications Specialist
The enigmatic Inca city of Machu Picchu is a fitting home for the elusive Andean...
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Limited edition t-shirt (one per membership)
Six free guests every visit
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2 adults, 6 children, 4 guests
Admits two named adults in the same household and their children or grandchildren 18 years and under (limit six)
Four free guests every visit
Limited edition t-shirt (one per membership)