Beloved Akron Zoo red panda passes away
The Akron Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its red pandas, Penny. Penny passed away after a brief illness. Despite extensive treatments and supportive care, Penny’s health and quality of life…
Read MoreAkron Zoo partners with Akron Public Schools students on composting
The Akron Zoo partnered with Akron Public Schools (APS) East Community Learning Center (CLC) during the 2023 fall semester on a composting project. This project was funded by the City of Akron…
Read MoreAkron Zoo welcomes new animals
The Akron Zoo is welcoming a few new animals to the zoo – one Sumatran tiger and two cinereous vultures.
The zoo’s new female Sumatran tiger is named Sumini (sue-mee-nee) and she is two-years-old.…
Read MoreAkron Zoo joins with other zoos to protect wildlife across the world
The Akron Zoo has joined together with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and other AZA-accredited facilities on advancing the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework,…
Read MoreAkron Zoo reintroduces extinct species
The Akron Zoo recently partnered on a reintroduction of Partula snails to their native French Polynesian Islands. Partula snails are listed as extinct in the wild by IUCN Red List.
Two Akron Zoo…
Read MoreAkron Zoo welcomes new Komodo dragon
The Akron Zoo is now home to a new Komodo dragon. The male dragon is named Jasper and he is four years old.
Jasper has several connections to the Akron Zoo. The zoo’s previous female Komodo dragon…
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