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The Potter Park Zoo park will be closed to the public Wednesday, May 20, 2020 due to flooding over both entrance drives. The closure will continue until the water recedes and […]

    Bored at home and wanting to try something new? You can become a citizen scientist and contribute to important wildlife and nature research right from your couch! Citizen […]

In 1920, a male elk became one of the first species to find a home at Potter Park. 100 years later, we are happy to announce the return of this historically significant […]

    Many birders report that birdwatching for them is almost like meditating. Studies show that it helps us improve our patience and skills of observation. Time in nature can […]

Potter Park Zoo’s male North American river otter pups were named Mack (short for Mackinac) and Potter in a naming contest held last week, which allowed the public to vote […]

      More than 1/3 of the global food supply depends on pollinators!   The food we eat and even some of the clothes we wear depend on pollinators […]

  Some of these birds stay all year round, some are only here for a season, and others are only traveling through the state on their way to somewhere else. […]

Otter Naming Contest Vote for your favorite otter names! Make a special donation to the Potter Park Zoological Society with your vote(s) for the zoo’s two male otter pups. Every […]

It’s been just over two months since Nkeke, Potter Park Zoo’s female river otter, delivered two healthy otter pups. Since early February, the pups have grown quickly, reaching several important […]

    This is a fun and easy craft, and a great way to reuse empty toilet paper tubes! While they don’t actually magnify, they do narrow the field of […]