Gray wolves Kamots and Tikanni, two of Potter Park Zoo’s most beloved animals, have moved back to the zoo where they were born. Kamots and Tikanni are siblings born in 2014 at Zoo New York at Thompson Park in Watertown, NY, and have captivated guests with their spine-chilling howls and playful personalities for eight years. After being […]
With the holidays around the corner, we’ve compiled the ultimate Potter Park Zoo gift guide with tons of options ranging from experiences, apparel, home decor, plush toys, and more! Find the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life while helping inspire the conservation of animals and the natural world. Potter Park Zoo Membership […]
Looking for a fun outing with family, friends, or the work team while celebrating the season? Sponsor a tree at the zoo! The Trim-a-Tree program is a unique way to support Potter Park Zoo and its mission of inspiring conservation of animals and the natural world this winter season. Enjoy an outing to the zoo […]
When we moved into our house a year ago, the yard needed a little work. Quite a few weeds were growing in the mulch around the house. Among those weeds were several milkweed plants. I knew these plants made good food for caterpillars, so we pulled all the weeds and kept the milkweed. Last summer […]
Help us name our Red Panda Cub! Potter Park Zoo welcomed a male red panda cub July 21, 2022, to mom Maliah and dad Deagan-Reid. This fuzzy new addition has been learning all the important things that go along with being a red panda and is growing every day. This news is exciting for Potter […]
Josie Daniel and Hunter Ferchaw, third year Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine (MSU CVM) veterinary students, spent this summer conducting research and assisting with clinical zoo cases, under the mentorship of MSU CVM adjunct professors and zoo veterinarians, Dr. Kim Thompson of Binder Park Zoo and Dr. Ronan Eustace of Potter Park Zoo, […]
The piping plover, a small shorebird driven to near extinction in Michigan in the 1980’s, is on the road to recovery thanks to help from the Great Lakes Piping Plover (GIPIPL) captive-rearing program and Potter Park Zoo’s animal care team. For many years, zoo staff have participated in this important conservation effort working to ensure […]
Help us name our new bintlets! Potter Park Zoo celebrated Independence Day with the birth of baby bintlets. Thistle, the zoo’s female binturong, gave birth the evening of July 4. This is the first binturong birth at the zoo in over two decades. What is a binturong? Binturongs (Arctictis binturong) are mammals native to south and southeast Asia where […]
Potter Park Zoo held its 2nd Annual Sensory Friendly Campground Dinner Aug. 4 as part of its FALCONERS program. FALCONERS is in its seventh year at Potter Park and provides low-sensory events each month for individuals and families with unique challenges such as autism and developmental disabilities. After the success of last year’s campground dinner, […]
Potter Park Zoo’s red panda Maliha gave birth to a cub July 21, 2022. This is Maliha’s second successful litter with the cub’s father Deagan-Reid. Animal care staff monitor mom and the cub daily through a camera mounted in the nest box where they are both resting. Veterinary staff will continue to conduct regular wellness checks in the coming weeks to […]