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News Blog, Posted April 21, 2020

We hope you had a chance to (virtually) experience our newest exhibit earlier today, the Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands. You likely heard about (or even saw) the local animals that started to…

News Blog, Posted February 29, 2020

1:00 p.m. Update: The Zoo is open today, Saturday, Feb. 29, and back to normal operations, including food services. 9:00 a.m. Update: The Houston Zoo will open Saturday, Feb. 29, however due to…

News Blog, Posted February 25, 2020

Each year, February marks the start of the Houston Toad breeding season. If you were to walk by the toad building during the evening you would hear the very loud chorus of trills…

News Blog, Posted December 31, 2019

Cheers to 2019! This year has been very special for the Houston Zoo. We opened our Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands exhibit, welcomed several new additions to our Zoo family, had one-of-a-kind events…

News Blog, Posted October 7, 2019

This week, we brought the KPRC 2 team on a one-hour flight to the Rio Cuiabá and Rio Três Irmãos in Porto Jofre to look for a few more “giants” the Zoo is…

News Blog, Posted September 9, 2019

Enrichment for animals can improve the animals’ environment and care based on their natural instincts. Enrichment Day allows you to help us enhance our animals’ daily lives. The Houston Zoo now has an…

News Blog, Posted August 13, 2019

News Blog, Posted August 9, 2019

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.” – Mufasa In…

News Blog, Posted May 24, 2019

Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands at the Houston Zoo opened to the public today, Friday, May 24, just in time to kick off Memorial Day Weekend. The Texas Wetlands brings together three native…

News Blog, Posted May 1, 2019

We love our Members. Their incredible support allows us to make a difference to animals both locally and all over the world. This month, we’re spotlighting a family of Zoo Members that deserve…

News Blog, Posted April 22, 2019

Do you ever wish you could throw back some of your favorite brews and save wildlife? Well raise your glass, because for the second year in a row you will be protecting animals…

News Blog, Posted April 16, 2019

Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands at the Houston Zoo will open to the public on Friday, May 24, just in time to kick off Memorial Day Weekend. The Texas Wetlands brings together three…

News Blog, Posted April 9, 2019

There are 13 species of otters on the planet, and you can see two of them at the Houston Zoo! The smallest of the otter species, the Asian small-clawed otters, live in the…

News Blog, Posted April 3, 2019

As cataract surgery becomes more well known to our aging human population, it’s equally common for aging animals. So much so, that there is a team of specialists who travel the world to…

News Blog, Posted April 1, 2019

Join us for a special Spotlight on Species event featuring the critically endangered Attwater’s Prairie Chicken this weekend! During this special event, you will meet the wildlife super hero bird staff that reintroduced…

News Blog, Posted March 12, 2019

Just a few weekends ago, Houston Zoo staff went to Port Aransas, Texas to celebrate an enormous wildlife victory – an increase in the world’s whooping crane population! In the 1940’s the whooping…