A Conservation Conversation
Your Akron Zoo is excited to collaborate with Wildlife SOS for our annual event Hope for the Wild. Established in 1995, Wildlife SOS was founded by a small group of individuals that all shared the…
Read MoreDr. Brittany Rizzo - Zoo Vet Extraordinaire
Whether you love to visit the zoo, have an animal companion at home or simply value the welfare of animals in human care, we can all agree that veterinarians are essential to the survival and well-…
Read MoreWaddle Your Way to World Penguin Day!
In 1998, the Akron Zoo started our Humboldt penguin colony with just five penguins. Since then we have celebrated 16 births, mourned several deaths, and anticipated the arrival of new penguins.…
Read MoreKristen Scaglione Appointed to AAZK Board of Directors
Akron Zoo Wild Animal Keeper Kristen Scaglione has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK)!
AAZK is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide…
Read MoreA Tiny Addition to your Akron Zoo
Update 5/17: We are heartbroken to share that Sovanni, our pygmy slow loris who was pregnant, gave birth to a stillborn baby on Thursday, May 16. Our vet staff performed a full exam on Sovanni…
Read MoreHappy National Siblings Day
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.
- Vietnamese Proverb
Happy National Siblings Day! I bet you didn’t know that there are several sets of siblings right here at your Akron Zoo.…
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