There's a Bat Moon on the Rise
Every year since 1997, more than 30 countries around the world have celebrated International Bat Night during the last weekend of August. This holiday aims to teach people about a wide variety of bat…
Read MoreWe Skinking Love World Lizard Day!
Each year on August 14 we celebrate World Lizard Day! No one is quite sure how this unusual holiday got its start, but that doesn't make it any less fun to celebrate. Our world is home to thousands…
Read MoreManaging a North American Songbird Aviary
The Mike and Mary Stark Grizzly Ridge, established in 2013, highlights North America’s native species including grizzly bears, North American river otters, red wolves, coyotes and one of Association…
Read MoreSaving Wildlife
July 31 is the anniversary of the International Ranger Federation (IRF), established in 1992, so it is only fitting to commemorate World Ranger Day on this date. The IRF raises ranger awareness and…
Read MoreThis is How We Roll
The Akron Zoo Alternative Energy Problem Based Learning (PBL) Challenge Initiative is an inquiry-rooted, problem-based learning challenge for sixth graders at local schools. Designed alongside the…
Read MoreBuilding a Bright Future
At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, fifth graders from the National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM School completed a project to design enrichment for several species at the Akron Zoo. These…
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