.AAZK’s Annual Texas Ocelot Fundraiser
Don’t Miss this Fun Event – Wednesday, May 10th at Covington Yard
Event at 5pm-9pm – Singo starts at 6pm
There will be a raffle and merchandise table with LOTS of goodies!!!
Come join us for singo and drinks (10% of the bar come to us)!
Zoo Updates
May is for Zoo Babies
Learn more about all the ZooBabies here at the Zoo by clicking the link below:
Click Here for an article featured in the Enquirer
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ZooTales
Did You Know when you book a behind-the-scenes tour at the Cincinnati Zoo, 50% of all proceeds go back to conservation efforts around the world?! Learn more about what tours are available and which initiatives they support in this episode of Cincinnati Zoo Tales.
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Butterfly Aviary is open
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Great Article on Zoo Nutrition
With a title like “How to Feed a Six-Banded Armadillo” how can you resist this read?!
Click Here to read the Article
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Bald Eagle Flights at GABP
Sam and Eddie made their first GABP diamond appearance last week. They have scheduled appearances May 19 and 24, June 6 and 20 (Zoo Night).
If you haven’t seen Sam soar down from the center field deck to the pitcher’s mound before, you should definitely try to catch one of these games. Arrive early so you don’t miss it.
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ZooTroop For All
Plant & Animal Updates
Bowyer Farm Update
Birding at Bowyer
With approximately 50 nest boxes scattered throughout the restored wetland and native prairie at the zoo’s Bowyer Farm, a crew of five volunteers currently monitors the boxes recording nesting success for bluebirds and other cavity nesting birds. One of the volunteers, Sylvia Hadley, also monitors a kestrel box and actively bands birds of
all species that migrate through the property in the Spring. This program is just one example of the zoo’s local conservation efforts that complement its global efforts that focus on more exotic species.
(Photo and article cred: Mark Plunkett- Bowyer volunteer)
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Bat Eared Fox Kit Updates
4/23 Update
5/6 Update
They officially have names:
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Little Penguin Chick Update
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Stevie the Bongo is Pregnant
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Amiry Update
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African Penguin Name Update
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Mast Farm Cheetah Cub Update
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What’s Blooming at the Zoo
The tulips may be gone but we still have lots of beautiful blooms throughout the Zoo! Can you identify them all?
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Armadillo Baby
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Amali
Amali is really growing into her personality, and while she still spends time close to mom she’s been adventuring away more and more. She can be found swinging all over both habitats, and has found a love of jumping from the top of the tree on the indoor habitat into their hammock. She has started playing chase with keepers behind the scenes, and loves training… So far she’s mastered “belly” and “touch.” Her favorite food is grapes, and she loves to look at kids through the glass!
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Kendi Update
We are so excited that Kendi is a Dad! Kendi was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in July of 2017. We are thrilled he has successfully bred and added another critically endangered black rhino to the world!
Birthdays
4/23 – Mama Pickles and Kiki
4/26 – Rozi
5/2 – Tulivu
Tulivu turned 19 earlier this month!
5/1 – Mai Thai
Mai Thai celebrated her 50th Birthday on May 1st with some special enrichment, cake, and friends! The excellent health that our two geriatric female elephants enjoy is certainly a result of the excellent care they receive. One of Mai Thai’s keepers does regular exercise sessions, similar to yoga stretches, with her to keep her flexible and minimize age-related aches and pains.
Just For Fun
4/23 – International Pallas Cat Day
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4/25 – World Penguin Day
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Guineafowl
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Monarch Migration
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Sounds of a Meerkat
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Millipede
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Snow Leopards Can Jump!
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World Veterinary Day
Conservation Corner
CREW
Our scientists at CREW are working to conserve valuable oak trees! So far this spring, our Plant Research Division has received cuttings of various endangered oak species from over a dozen institutions across the country to study the process of initiating those cuttings into tissue culture. After being established in culture, those species can be propagated and stored long-term in liquid nitrogen. One day in the future, if a species is wiped out by disease or a changing climate, that material can be brought out of storage and used to restore wild populations, saving not just the oaks but the many different species that rely on them to survive.
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Zoo Keeper Awards
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Zero Waste Update
Mallory and I would love to thank everyone for their support and participation in our Zero-Waste efforts for Tunes & Blooms! Over the last four Thursdays, with the help of our exceptional volunteers, we were able to divert roughly 80% of our waste from the landfill at each of our waste stations. That measures out to be about 500 lbs. of waste kept out of the landfill! This effort is a work in progress towards our goal of Net Zero Waste by 2025, we have a ways to go, but are thrilled to be making progress. For more information on our Sustainability projects and goals, please visit the Sustainability Department’s Vine page.
Any questions about the Zoo’s Zero-Waste programs, can be directed to myself, [email protected] or [email protected]
Cheers!
Allie & Mallory
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Global Partner Update
Do you want to learn more about the wonderful work being done by one of our partners in Botswana? Check out the Link below:
Volunteer Update
Volunteer in the News
One of our Volunteers, Mi e Biere, attended an Honor Flight last month and was interviewed on the local news!
Adoptable CREW Cats
Are you interested in adopting a Cat? CREW has several that would LOVE to be a part of your family! If you would like to learn more about the adoptable CREW cats, contact Christina at [email protected] .
