Author: Peter Sculli

You can help support Potter Park Zoo and its mission of inspiring conservation of animals and the natural world this winter season! Looking for a unique outing with family, friends, […]

Potter Park Zoo is vaccinating animals who are believed to be most susceptible to COVID-19 with a vaccine developed for animal use and donated to the zoo by pharmaceutical company […]

If someone asked you to name a kind of butterfly, which species comes to mind first? Is it the monarch butterfly? Regal in its black, orange and white, the monarch […]

Potter Park Zoo celebrated the birth of its first-ever black rhino calf Jaali, Dec. 25, 2019. This was a milestone event for Potter Park as Jaali is one of only […]

In an ongoing effort to expand accessibility for all zoo guests, Potter Park Zoo has partnered with Able Eyes to provide virtual tours of their main indoor buildings. Ables Eyes’ […]

Hunter Ferchaw, a second year veterinary student at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM), spent the past couple months as a Summer Research Student working with Dr. Kim […]

  For Zookeeper Week, we asked our keepers to share the most rewarding part of their jobs, as well as some memorable moments. Check it out! Ashleigh Winkelman, Area 60 […]

Potter Park Zoo’s aging African lion Saida was transported to Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine for an MRI Wednesday after animal care staff noticed she was reluctant to […]

Potter Park Zoo had another reason to celebrate July 4 when two red panda cubs were born in the early morning hours, making Maliha a second time mother. The cubs […]

The North American river otters have long attracted visitors at the Potter Park Zoo with their appealing looks and energetic activities in the pool. They seem to have such a […]