As the Zoo in Your Neighborhood program at Potter Park Zoo closes in on a second year it has provided free programming to communities with record attendance across Michigan. The program features live ambassador animals in community locations that families can see up close in their own neighborhood. “This program continues to thrive, and it […]
Oslo the Owl is Having a Big Birthday! Oslo, the iconic ambassador animal for Potter Park Zoo, is 25 years old today! Oslo is a Eurasian Eagle Owl who is the best known of all of Potter Park Zoo’s ambassador animals. For the past 16 years he has wowed thousands of people of all ages, […]
The Potter Park Zoo team is ecstatic to announce that Doppsee the critically endangered black rhino is pregnant! Fecal samples were collected from Doppsee for many months and sent to CREW (Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife, Cincinnati Zoo) for analysis. Based on her hormone levels we are confident she is pregnant. Keeper […]