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The Maryland Zoo Joins Effort to Rescue Rare Bolivian River Dolphins
Completes first-ever comprehensive medical exams on species Bolivian river dolphin BALTIMORE, MD –Veterinarians from The Maryland Zoo and the Saint Louis Zoo traveled nearly 4,000 miles to rescue dolphins in central Bolivia, where a group of approximately 15 endangered Bolivian river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) were trapped in a ...
Rescued River Otter Pupdates
An all-paws-on-deck effort is taking place behind the scenes at the Zoo hospital. In late May, we received a call alerting us that an orphaned North American river otter pup was taken in by rangers at a Maryland State Park and needed immediate care. The approximately 40-day-old pup was transported to the Zoo's hospital for assessment. Over the last few ...
Maryland Zoo Participates in Polar Bear Reproductive Research
Maryland Zoo staff usually lets nature take its course when it comes to polar bear breeding. But what do you do when you have a female bear, but no male? The Maryland Zoo is excited to announce that it has teamed up with the Cincinnati Zoo’s Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW), to participate in a reproductive research project ...
Flamingo Resources
From Student J: Seaworld has a nice info book section on flamingos which also includes an excellent bibliography of books and magazine articles. Many other zoos have flamingos. When I search for information on animals, I tend to always put the animals name and the word zoo in the search criteria. Upon doing this, I came up with decent information from ...
National Vet Tech Week Q&A
Here at the Zoo we have four amazing veterinary technicians who work hard everyday to keep the animals happy and healthy! During this year's National Veterinary Technician Week, we asked them a few questions to learn all about what their job entails day to day at the Zoo's hospital. Devon: They are all my favorite. Jen: [Leopard] Sofiya! ...
Polar Bears
From Student M: Male polar bears average about 1100 pounds and females average quite a bit less at about 525 pounds. I’ll let you do the math! Because of the warmer conditions of most places where polar bears live in captivity, they do a lot more swimming in captivity to help stay cool. While they generally can’t hunt in captivity, their ...
African Savanna Elephant
There are two subspecies of African elephant: the savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). The savanna elephant is found in eastern and southern Africa, living in varied habitats including marsh, savanna, woodlands, and semi-desert. All four elephants at the Maryland Zoo are African elephants of the savanna ...
Zoo Animals Receive Meal Delivery Thanks to BGE
BALTIMORE, MD – BGE has branched out into fresh food delivery for animals at The Maryland Zoo with the return of the annual browse program. Now in its third year, the partnership program between the Zoo and BGE repurposes a portion of tree trimmings from BGE vegetation management crews into fresh, free, sustainable, diet-appropriate food (“browse”) ...
The ART of wild cat conservation
In this Virtual Field Talk, Dr. Lindsey Vansandt of CREW at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, will deliver her talk, The ART of Wild Cat Conservation. Most of the world’s cat populations are declining in the wild due to habitat loss and degradation. Zoo-housed felids serve as assurance populations that can protect against species extinction and ...
Exciting Enrichment at the Zoo
Enrichment refers to anything — an object or an experience — that elicits natural behaviors and exploration of the environment from an animal. In the wild, animals are constantly thinking about and searching for food and avoiding predators. In the zoo, life is easier — animals don’t have to do either. However, it is essential that an ...
July Plastic Free EcoChallenge
Plastic Free Ecochallenge is a 31-day, global challenge in July to reduce and refuse single-use plastics. It's a great way to take action on creating plastic-free habits. The environmental impact of plastic is significant, so reducing our reliance on single-use plastic is a win for wildlife! What is EcoChallenge? The Maryland Zoo is collaborating with ...