Potter Park Zoo is the first AZA-accredited zoo or aquarium in Michigan to provide braille maps for guests. The zoo has continued to expand its initiative to become more accessible to all including those who are visually impaired or blind. The zoo team recognized the importance of offering a braille map to those who visit […]
As the animal collection grew at the zoo in the 1920s, there was a need for a new animal building. Funds were put in the city budget in the late ‘20s and construction completed in 1930. It was known as the Lion House. It was – and continues to be – a significant element of […]
For many years there was a large statue of a Native American in Potter Park. It was carved in 1975 and widely known at the time as the Indian Statue, or Whispering Giant, as it was officially known. It was a landmark in the park and later in the zoo itself. It was a […]
Tucker is a yellow-naped Amazon parrot that was hatched at the zoo in 1994 and has lived her life here since. She was an ambassador animal at the zoo and in the community for many years and is recognized by many who have seen her in presentations. She is known for her entertaining repertoire […]
This saga began in 2009, when Potter Park Zoo had one Amur tiger at the zoo – Sivaki, a male who had been born here in 2005 and grew up with his two sisters. In 2009 it was time for the girls to leave for other zoos, and we wanted to try to have some […]