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Keeper Interview: Behind the Scenes of a Koala Introduction
Last month, our resident koalas, female Maya and male Burra, took the next step toward fulfilling their biological destinies when the two were introduced to live together as partners in the koala habitat.[…]
Zoo Update from Director and CEO Denise M. Verret – August 2022
It’s August, which means we are hosting nearly 900 Zoo Campers and are also taking our outreach programs to 36 parks throughout the City as part of the Recreation and Parks Summer Play L.A.[…]
Zoo Staffers Go Plastic-Free for July
This July, staff and volunteers of the L.A. Zoo are taking personal responsibility for one tenant of the Zoo’s Conservation Strategic Plan, to “do everything we can to create a just and sustainable world where people and wildlife thrive together.” By joining the Plastic-free Ecochallenge, a friendly competition between AZA member zoos, staff are refusing […][…]
Zoo Update with GLAZA President Tom Jacobson – July 2022
As we begin a new fiscal year this month, it’s time to celebrate the generosity of the people of Los Angeles to the L.A.[…]
Gallery: Zoo Dads with Photographer Jamie Pham
Last month we shared a look at some of the cutest photos from our Zoo “family album,” featuring Zoo moms and their young over the years.[…]
Zoo Update from Director and CEO Denise M. Verret – June 2022
Earlier this year, I had the privilege of traveling to Africa for the very first time in my life.[…]