Potter Park Zoo Celebrates the Arrival of a Magellanic Penguin Chick
Potter Park Zoo is excited to announce the hatching of a male Magellanic penguin chick on July 6, 2023. The attentive care provided by the parents, Skipper and Jayde, along […]
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Potter Park Zoo Sends 2000 Tadpoles to Puerto Rico in a Critical Conservation Effort
Potter Park Zoo recently took part in a significant conservation effort by sending 2000 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to Puerto Rico. This initiative aims to reestablish the wild population […]
Potter Park Zoo Welcomes Rare Eastern Bongo Calf
Potter Park Zoo is proud to announce the birth of a female eastern bongo calf, one of the most majestic and endangered members of the antelope family. Born March 5, […]
Exploring Advanced Techniques to Improve Rhino Health and Well-Being
Potter Park Zoo’s veterinary and hoofstock team spent the last few months participating in the American Institute of Rhinoceros Science (AIRS) rhino study. This is a multi-institutional study led by […]
Monarchs in My Yard
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 […]
Potter Park Zoo Team Assists in Conservation of the Piping Plover
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 […]
Action For Cheetahs Conservation Talk
What: Action for Cheetahs Conservation Talk When: Sunday, September 11, 5 – 7 PM Where: The Safari Room in our Discovery Center Mary Wykstra is the Executive Director overseeing Action […]
Recycling Cell Phones Can Save Animals
By Mariah Faszczewski, Education Intern Potter Park Zoological Society Almost all Americans own cell phones – 95 percent according to the Pew Research Center. With continued advances in technology, people […]
Potter Park Zoo Keeper’s Conservation Efforts Help Great Lakes Piping Plover
By Sarah Pechtel, Head Zoo Keeper For the last 9 years I have had the pleasure of participating in the Great Lakes Piping Plover captive rearing program – a joint effort […]
