We are excited to announce the registration links for the next two FALCONERS events are now available. For our next event, we will be holding an evening experience with the opportunity to spend the night Saturday, Oct. 1. The evening will begin with a burger and hot dog cookout, an evening guided tour of the […]
Something you might not know about keepers and zoos is that we love to help each other. We exchange emails, phone calls, and meet up at workshops and conferences. The goal is to share information that could improve an animal’s welfare. We are all passionate about doing the best we can for our animals and our […]
Operant Conditioning or training is a very important part of animal husbandry. At Potter Park Zoo, all of our training is through positive reinforcement, and the animals participate voluntarily. This means that animals can decide not to work with us, andthey can choose to leave our training sessions at any time. Every animal moves at […]
Potter Park Zoo (PPZ) is committed to the conservation of the red panda species. To create an environment for successful red panda reproduction zoo staff determined many changes needed to be made to the red panda exhibit if PPZ was going to continue to participate in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan (SSP) for […]