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Take the Plastic Free Eco-Challenge with Potter Park Zoo!  Could you commit to one of the following for one month? Use reusable utensils Bring your own take out containers Make […]

The Potter Park Zoo team is excited to announce that their newest resident is ready to make his debut.  Snow leopard Taza (pronounce tuh-ZAH), arrived at Potter Park Zoo from Lincoln […]

Potter Park Zoo sends 2,000 tadpoles to Puerto Rico Potter Park Zoo recently shipped nearly 2,000 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to be released in the wild in Puerto Rico, […]

Potter Park Zoo’s Alaskan moose Meeko lost his battle with cancer after his health took a sudden turn for the worse late Wednesday night, July 10, 2019. “Meeko’s conditioned worsened and […]

A new, innovative, and effective cancer treatment is helping save the life of Potter Park Zoo’s five-year-old Alaskan moose, Meeko. During an examination to trim hooves, Meeko was found to […]

     Since her arrival at Potter Park Zoo, keepers have worked with Doppsee on training a variety of behaviors useful for her daily care. Although many of her trained […]

This spring, during a routine physical exam and hoof trim, animal care and veterinary staff at Potter Park Zoo discovered that Meeko, the Alaskan moose, had a mass on the […]

Potter Park Zoo Announces Birth of Critically Endangered Cotton-Top Tamarins The Potter Park Zoo animal care team announced the recent birth of critically endangered cotton-top tamarins to parents Yuri and […]

Nearly all the animals at Potter Park Zoo receive a routine examination each year. As these are wild animals, many patients must be put under anesthesia before they can be […]

Western grey kangaroo Gertie is officially a new mom! According to the Potter Park Zoo animal care team, her young joey now venturing out of his pouch. Zoo staff first […]