Posted on June 20, 2017 at 2:30 PM by Ryan Bickel
Many babies were born this spring at Blank Park Zoo! A Japanese Macaque, two eland, two Bactrian camels, an addax...
Posted on December 12, 2016 at 4:47 PM by Ryan Bickel
A giraffe calf was born at Blank Park Zoo on December 6, 2016. Zoo officials have named her Lizzy in...
Posted on October 25, 2016 at 7:33 PM by Ryan Bickel
A rhino calf was born on October 11, 2016 to Ayana the eastern black rhino that came to Blank Park...
Posted on October 21, 2016 at 10:17 AM by Blog Author
Marija Pecuvcic came to the United States, following her daughter’s footsteps, in 1997. As Marija settled into her new home,...
Posted on August 4, 2016 at 4:10 PM by Blog Author
Ivory, is hard white material found in the tusks and teeth of mammals. While ivory can be found in mammoths,...
Posted on August 2, 2016 at 2:24 PM by Blog Author
This July, I was fortunate enough to spend a few days at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, Wisconsin,...
Posted on June 22, 2016 at 10:30 AM by Blog Author
Blank Park Zoo’s Plant.Grow.Fly. is continuing the effort to help our native pollinators. We are honored to partner with Neal...
Posted on May 9, 2016 at 10:53 AM by Blog Author
Your Zoo is Saving Animals From Extinction. We are facing one of the greatest extinction events since the loss of...
Posted on April 27, 2016 at 3:08 PM by Blog Author
Saturday, April 9th, our Family Nature Club met up with Polk County Conservation at Yellow Banks Park to take a...
Posted on April 6, 2016 at 12:00 AM by Blog Author
As things warm up outside, we are getting very excited for our upcoming Family Nature Club activities scheduled for this...
