Illegal wildlife trafficking is a significant threat to both the conservation of wildlife and sustainability of human livelihoods. Species around the globe are being captured and/or killed for the pet trade, consumption, ornament, and other human uses at an unsustainable… read more →
Rare treefrogs are the latest success for the Zoo’s Celebrated Herpetology Staff The first babies of the New Year at the L.A. Zoo dropped in during the first week in January; approximately 24 fringe-limbed frog (Criuziohyla craspedopus) tadpoles hatched in… read more →
Seeing trash on the ground has sadly become the new normal for society today. From debris as small as cigarette butts to items as big as a car tire, people have lost their way in keeping our planet clean. In… read more →
In celebration of our Trustee and friend Betty White's birthday, we would like to share an excerpt from a letter that she wrote for our member magazine, Zoo View, in 2009. Ten years ago, before the openings of Elephants of Asia,… read more →
This article originally ran in the June 1974 article of Zoo View, the quarterly magazine of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association. Checking the script during the first day of taping are Betty White, Jimmy Stewart and the show's director, Bill… read more →
