Animal Enrichment

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (273+ words) The National Aquarium of New Zealand’s oldest resident, Terry the turtle, has died. He was believed to be about 50 years old. The beloved hawksbill sea turtle came to the Napier aquarium in the late 1970s. When he arrived from his birthplace…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (657+ words) Brookfield Zoo Chicago will recognize leaders in wildlife conservation while raising funds to support conservation efforts locally and around the world. The 23rd annual Conservation Leadership Awards Dinner on Oct. 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago brings together conservation leaders, philanthropists,…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (85+ words) From the rumble of construction machinery to the shriek of excited crowds, zoos are far noisier places than most visitors realize, and a new analysis of the scientific literature suggests that this constant barrage of human-generated sound may be quietly…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (123+ words) More than 700 million people walk through the gates of zoos and aquariums every year, and a new study suggests that many of them are ready to do far more than gaze at the animals. Researchers from Harper Adams University, The…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (358+ words) Fewer than one in three animals in UK zoos and aquariums are at risk of extinction. That's according to a new study from the University of Brighton, which found that just 28.5 per cent of animals kept in collections are classified…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (387+ words) ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — Capron Park Zoo is mourning the loss of longtime zookeeper Kayla St. George, who died this week after suffering a stroke. St. George, 39, worked at the Attleboro zoo for about five years. Her father, Roger St. George,…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (106+ words) KRXI Animal Ark showed how wild animals use physical adaptations to survive in their environments Jasmine Tomita, education manager at Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary, sat down with ARC Reno Thursday morning with a hands-on look at black bear and Great…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1133+ words) Christchurch's Orana Wildlife Park is in financial crisis with a $4 million hole in the zoo's budget. The park's board and managers said no decision had been made about its future but available cash reserves were forecast to run out by…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (616+ words) Orana Wildlife Park needs to raise about $4.1 million this financial year. Orana Wildlife Park needs to raise about $4.1 million this financial year as it battles the most serious financial crisis in its 50-year history. The Christchurch wildlife park is forecast…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (166+ words) Omaha World-Herald Javascript is required to use this website. Blue-eyed black lemur twins follow their mother, Wiig, at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Blue-eyed black lemur twins play in their enclosure at the Henry…...