PRESS RELEASE / May 16, 2025 Survivors: One of the World’s Rarest Birds Lives at Woodland Park Zoo The Socorro dove, extinct in the wild, only survives in zoos around the world SEATTLE—This summer, Woodland Park Zoo is highlighting survivors…
CALENDAR ADVISORY / May 12, 2025 Public invited: graduation preparation for class of 2025 turtles for release to the wild WHAT:As college, high school, and middle school students prepare for graduation commencement, Woodland Park Zoo is getting its own class…
PRESS RELEASE / May 9, 2025 Zoo loses elderly sloth bear, Tasha, to cancer Tasha is the grandma of baby Bowie SEATTLE—Woodland Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Tasha, a 20-year-old, female sloth bear. The elderly bear was humanely…
CALENDAR ADVISORY / April 30, 2025 Summer fun at the zoo…where every day is the 4th of July! #WoodlandParkZoo Loads of fun and memories to be made will be happening throughout the summer at Woodland Park Zoo where every day…
CALENDAR ADVISORY / April 25, 2025 Happy World Penguin Day! Zoo Shares Precious Photos of Newly Hatched Humboldt Penguin! SEATTLE—Today, April 25, is World Penguin Day and Woodland Park Zoo is sharing precious photos of its perfectly punctual Humboldt penguin…
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY / April 23, 2025 Press Preview: #WoodlandJurassicPark! Media invited to tour Woodland Park Zoo’s new Dinosaur Discovery exhibit WHAT:The media is invited to a special photo opportunity at Woodland Park Zoo’s brand new, immersive Dinosaur Discovery exhibit on April 29,…
CALENDAR ADVISORY / April 21, 2025 Join four-day nature hunt and the largest bioblitz on the planet City Nature Challenge is fun…and easy! #CityNatureChallenge WHAT:Whip out a smartphone, download the free iNaturalist app, and instantly become a community scientist through…
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY / April 18, 2025 World Penguin Day Photo Op: Just Hatched and Already a Humboldt Star! Media invited to meet new penguin chick for photo op on World Penguin Day WHAT:The media is invited behind the scenes to…
PRESS ADVISORY / April 17, 2025 Coveted compost Zoo Doo available in bulk: May 3 and 4 Zoo Doo celebrates 40 years of poop! WHAT:It’s time for gardeners—enthusiasts and novices—to place their bulk orders for Woodland Park Zoo’s coveted compost…
PRESS RELEASE / April 15, 2025 Tea With the Trees! Woodland Park Zoo Announces Exciting New Food and Beverage Series Tickets for Grazing at the Zoo event series on sale today! WHAT: Brunch on the savanna, tasty treats with bears or…
