Potter Park Zoo Hosts 2nd Annual Sensory Friendly Campground Dinner
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 […]
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Endangered Red Panda Cub Born at Potter Park Zoo
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 […]
Bintlets Born at Potter Park Zoo
Potter Park Zoo celebrated Independence Day with the birth of baby bintlets. Female binturong (Arctictis binturong) Thistle gave birth to three babies the evening of July 4. This is the first […]
Potter Park Zoo Welcomes a Ring-Tailed Lemur Baby
Potter Park Zoo’s ring-tailed lemurs gave birth to a healthy baby Monday, June 20, 2022. This was the first birth for this species at the zoo since July 4, 1988. […]
Potter Park Zoo sends 1,800 tadpoles to Puerto Rico
The Potter Park Zoo team shipped 1,800 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to Puerto Rico last week. These tadpoles were released in the wild as part of the Puerto Rican […]
Bongo Calf Naming Contest
Potter Park Zoo welcomed a female bongo calf March 8. This is the first bongo birth at the zoo since 2014 and we hope you all have enjoyed watching the […]
Potter Park Zoo Celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2022
Poster above by artist Omar Custodio Azabache What is World Migratory Bird Day? Each year Potter Park Zoo hosts a daylong event to bring awareness to migratory birds and conserving […]
Potter Park Zoo’s High School Class Concludes With Red Cedar Salmon Release
On a sunny day in May, a group of students gathers on the banks of the Red Cedar River, each carrying a small plastic container. Inside, a Chinook salmon “smolt” […]
Potter Park Zoo Participates in Yearly Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Study
A Potter Park Zoo reptile keeper, as well as staff from 16 other Association of Zoos and Aquarium (AZA) accredited zoos met at Big Rock Valley in southwest Michigan (headquarters to the Edward Lowe Foundation) for the annual Eastern Massasauga Species […]
Conservation in Action!
Have you ever wanted to get involved in a conservation project but didn’t know how? Check out these Community Science projects you can do in your neighborhood! Birding for Conservation […]
