Maryland Zoo Selects Kirby Fowler as New President & CEO
Twenty Year Baltimore Leadership Veteran to Replace President & CEO Don Hutchinson BALTIMORE, MD – Following an extensive search, The Maryland Zoological Society, Inc. Board of Trustees announced the selection of Kirby Fowler as the new President & CEO of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Fowler comes to the Maryland Zoo following fifteen years as ...
Maryland Zoo and Service Photo Offer Wildlife Photography Workshop
Join the photo experts from Service Photo and Nikon for two special workshops on wildlife photography! On June 4th and June 5th staff from Nikon and Service Photo will lead an indoor/outdoor program on wildlife photo proficiency which includes venturing around the Zoo to take photos at various exhibits. Participants will test their new skills using the ...
Winter Deals for Baltimore Museums
No need to feel left out in the cold in January and February 2016. Zoo members may take advantage of some warm and wonderful indoor winter reciprocal benefits. Head downtown and visit one, or all three, of our winter partners: The B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore Museum of Industry, and Port Discovery. FREE! Zoo members may visit the B&O ...
2021 Member Mornings
It’s a special benefit for Zoo Members like you! Join us at the Zoo for Member Mornings in 2021. It’s your chance to arrive early and start your visit with free rides until 10:30 AM. 2021 continues the tradition of hosting Member Mornings consistently on the first full weekend of every month so it’s easy to remember. Simply visit the first ...
Cape Porcupine
Cape porcupines, also called South African porcupines, are common throughout central and southern Africa. They are highly adaptable and can survive just about anywhere that vegetation is available. They are more likely to be found in open rather than wooded areas, though, and seek out rocky crevices and caves for shelter. Porcupines are large rodents ...
Off Exhibit: Working with Elephants
They’re the largest animals at the Zoo and deservedly get an equally large amount of care and training. Elephants are complex mammals with complex needs and the challenge of working with them is one that Arleta Crawford, Elephant Operations Manager, enjoys every day. But working with large land mammals isn’t what Arleta has always done. Much of her ...
Welcome Back, Otter!
-- North American river otters return after habitat renovation -- BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to welcome back North American river otters Piper and Hudson after several months of extensive renovations to their habitat in the Maryland Wilderness. “The otter habitat was first opened in 1989 and after over 30 years of ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Robin S.
It’s National Zoo Keeper Appreciation Week and we’re celebrating the amazing work our zookeepers do for wildlife every day. They are the dedicated keepers, teachers, and caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Carolina D.
It’s National Zoo Keeper Appreciation Week and we’re celebrating the amazing work our zookeepers do for wildlife every day. They are the dedicated keepers, teachers, and caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
Irene Damage at Maryland Zoo
Thankfully all the animals, employees, and volunteers of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore weathered the effects of Hurricane Irene last weekend. Thanks to the hard work and careful planning of employees our animals remained safe even during the height of the storm. However, some of the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness area was directly impacted by heavy winds ...
Hellbender Exhibit Now Open!
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to welcome its newest and slimiest residents, the Eastern hellbenders. Visitors will be given a sneak peek into the lives of one of the most fascinating animals in our state and transported underwater to the hellbenders’ natural habitat in the new exhibit, which is now open in the Maryland ...
Hello Ray-Ray!
Born on February 5, 2011, and bottle-fed by staff, addra gazelle calf Ray-Ray has spent a lot of time behind the scenes getting to know our female addra gazelles. Ray-Ray, named for Ravens players Ray Lewis and Ray Rice is just now being introduced to the African Watering Hole and getting used to spending time seeing saddle-billed storks and the guinea fowl ...