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News Blog, Posted April 13, 2022
Hand-raising a Mindanao bleeding-heart dove

The Houston Zoo is proud to have successfully raised a Mindanao bleeding-heart dove! The chick hatched on February 12, 2022. When the egg was first laid, its parents were not incubating it properly,…

News Blog, Posted August 24, 2021
Winnie’s First Night Out

Legacy Community Health has a long history of caring for the greater Houston community, including the youngest members through their pediatric care. Over the next year, the Zoo is collaborating with Legacy to…

News Blog, Posted July 7, 2021
A Committee of Vultures Arrive at the Zoo

Six endangered vultures, whose population in the wild is steadily declining, have been brought to the Houston Zoo. The committee of vultures, a term used to reference a group of vultures, consists of…

News Blog, Posted November 12, 2020
Nova and Luna Turn One!

Our adorable clouded leopard cubs, Nova and Luna, are celebrating their first birthday today! Read more about what they’ve been up to for the past year and more below. This dynamic duo has…

News Blog, Posted July 31, 2020
A Second Chance for Two Sea Turtles

Two green sea turtles are now back to swimming in the bay! On Friday, July 31, the Houston Zoo and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the sea turtles in Christmas Bay after providing…

News Blog, Posted March 1, 2020
Houston Zoo Elephant Herd Growing By One

The Houston Zoo is expecting a HUGE delivery this spring–a baby elephant. Asian elephant Shanti is pregnant, and after a two-year gestation, the 29-year-old elephant will give birth this spring. Shanti is one…

News Blog, Posted January 2, 2019
The Zoo Crew Experience

April 6, 2016, I received an email that would change the way I would spend my summers for the next three years. I had been accepted into the Zoo Crew program and the…

News Blog, Posted September 25, 2017
Pen Pals to Save Okapi: Camera Trap Conservation

Written by Mary Fields and M’monga Jean Paul In the last pen pals blog, Jean Paul told us why he thinks zoos are great for conservation. In this blog, we will be learning…

News Blog, Posted September 20, 2017
A Tiny Monkey with a Big Story

Written by Amy King On the morning of February 28, 2017, keepers found a baby Goeldi’s monkey clinging to the bottom of the enclosure where the Goeldi’s are housed at night. It felt…

News Blog, Posted April 18, 2017
Pen Pals to Save Okapis: Environmental Education

Written by Mary Fields In the last pen pals blog, Jean Paul told us about some of the conservation work that the Okapi Wildlife Reserve does. In this blog, we will hear about…

News Blog, Posted January 10, 2017
Here’s How Your Visit Helps Others

The Houston Zoo partners with organizations around the world to save wildlife. In Central Africa, we partner with three organizations (GRACE, Gorilla Doctors and Conservation Heritage-Turambe) who are all working to save gorillas in…

News Blog, Posted September 22, 2016
Nature Journals Made Easy

Have you ever been out in nature and found something you thought was amazing?  Ever wish you had a way to get your kids more engaged with nature?  The Houston Zoo has a way…

News Blog, Posted April 26, 2016
Seed Paper – It Grows on You!

At our recent Zoo Ball, we tried something new. Since we’re always looking for ways to be good stewards of the environment, we decided to print our event menus and table numbers on a…

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