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! [button]Join the Maryland Zoo's Team[/button] What is ...
Christmas in July
It’s Christmas in July! Join us this Thursday (7/25) for Christmas-themed enrichment at the Zoo. See habitats decked with fresh-cut pine boughs from the BGE Browse Program and mounds of ice shavings donated from Mt. Pleasant Ice Arena, and watch as animals like the polar bears and porcupines receive special mid-year holiday treats. PLUS, Santa ...
The Maryland Zoo Celebrates Christmas in July
- Beat the heat with some cool animal experiences - BALTIMORE, MD – Chill out with some mid-year holiday cheer at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore this Thursday, July 25. The Zoo offers a cool twist on animal enrichment and experiences with a Christmas in July theme. See animal habitats decked with fresh-cut pine boughs from the BGE Browse Program and ...
Name the Newborn Chimp
The Zoo needs your help to name a very special new member of our animal family! A female chimpanzee was born on Friday, July 5, 2019, to 29-year-old chimpanzee Bunny. The tiny new addition looks like a miniature version of her mom, with fluffy black hair covering most of her body. She spends nearly all of her time cradled in Bunny’s arms ...
Baltimore to Host Association of Zoos & Aquariums Annual Conference
(Baltimore, MD – August 5, 2019) – Visit Baltimore, the official destination sales and marketing organization for the city, today announced that the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has selected Baltimore to host its 2021 Annual Conference for zoo and aquarium professionals. An estimated 2,500 attendees will convene in Baltimore during ...
The Maryland Zoo Welcomes Baby Blue Duiker
- It’s a girl! - BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is “fawning” over the newest animal addition – a baby blue duiker. The tiny calf was born on Tuesday, July 30, to two-year-old mom Flower and six-year-old dad Lucky. Blue duiker (Philantomba monticola) is a species of antelope found in the forests of western, ...
California Kingsnake
California kingsnakes are found throughout most of California, neighboring states, and northern Mexico. They thrive in many habitat types, from marshes and grasslands to forest, scrub, and desert. California kingsnakes do most of their hunting and cruising at dawn or dusk. During the day, they tend to rest under leaf litter or other cover or bask in the ...
In The Field: Zoo Educator Sharon B at Polar Bears International
Zoo Educator Sharon B. is visiting our conservation partner Polar Bears International in Churchill, Canada this week. Follow her blog updates to find out what's going on in the field! Support fieldwork! Your gift, large or small, helps the Zoo's conservation programs near and far. Donate Today Update 1: Visiting Churchill is an amazing ...
Girls’ Night In (the Zoo)
Join us for National Girls’ Night! Reach into the back of your closet and dust off those leopard leggings because this party is animal print-themed! Pre-game along our tasting trail while collecting stamps on your "party passport”. You will learn about some of our fierce and fabulous female animals here at the Zoo, before really getting the party started ...
Name a Penguin Chick
The Maryland Zoo has been hatching penguin chicks for over 50 years, celebrating the arrival of Mille, chick number 1000 in 2018. Along with an ID number, sort of like a Social Security number, each penguin is named according to a specific annual theme. Past themes have included types of fish (Trigger, Tetra) and literary characters (Gatsby, ...
Help Name Maryland’s Newest Penguin Chick!
-- Vote now through Friday, January 3, at 10 a.m. -- [button color="blue"]Vote Now[/button] BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo wants to add a dash, sprinkle and pinch of new names to the growing African penguin colony! The Zoo has been hatching penguin chicks for more than 50 years, celebrating the arrival of Mille, chick number 1000 in 2018 and ...
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 ...