Recent Press Releases
2016
- Saint Louis Zoo Welcomes Orphan Grizzly Bears
- National award received for hellbender conservation
- Zoo named nation's #1 best free attraction
- Wild Night for WildCare - Oct. 6, 2016
- World Rhino Day celebration - Sept. 24, 2016
- Ottertoberfest - Oct. 1-9, 2016
- Baby bird boom at the Bird House!
- Saint Louis Zoo saddened by death of male orangutan Robert B.
- American burying beetle reintroduction
- Tasmanian devil habitat now open in Children's Zoo
- Saint Louis Zoo Association withdraws offer to purchase Grant's Farm
- International Polar Bear Day Feb. 27
- Baby Guereza colobus monkey born Jan. 10, 2016
- First babies of 2016: Critically endangered Edwards's pheasants and king penguin
2015
- Zoo launches crowdfunding campaign to help save endangered Armenian reptiles and amphibians
- Sahara Conservation Fund recognized by Association of Zoos and Aquariums with national award
- Dr. Cheryl Asa receives national recognition
- Zoo saddened by death of gorilla "Juma"
- First ever hatch of horned guan chicks at Saint Louis Zoo
- August 12 is World Elephant Day
- Saint Louis Zoo Granted Restraining Order Against Challenger to Zoo's Policy to Prohibit Weapons on its Campus
- American burying beetles to be reintroduced to southwest Missouri
- McDonnell Polar Bear Point opens June 6, 2015
- Polar Bear Kali Arrives in St. Louis
- Grizzly bear Bert dies at age 25
- Penguin & Puffin Coast to re-open on March 5, 2015
- Baby black and white colobus monkey
2014
- Zoo Association Elects New Officers, Names New Members
- Orangutan Baby Born Dec. 14
- Saint Louis Zoo Awards 2014
- Bernoudy Foundation Announces $1 Million Endowment to Saint Louis Zoo
- Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Joey
- Zebra Foal and Other Summer Babies
- Major Research on Endocrine Disruptors Receives $250,000 MIZZOU Advantage Program Grant
- Honey Bee Health Coalition Announced
- Opening in River's Edge on June 7, 2014: Purina Painted Dog Preserve, Sun Bear Forest, Andean Bear Range
- Saigh Foundation announces $1.5 million endowment to benefit education at Saint Louis Zoo
- Zoo joins fight to protect elephants and stop illegal ivory trade
- Zoo saddened by death of sea lion "Bennie"
- Zoo saved 15.5 million gallons of water in 2013
- Coquerel's sifaka baby at Primate House
- Calendar of Events March-August 2014
- Penguin & Puffin Webcams
2013
- McDonnell Polar Bear Point Press Materials
- Zoo unveils framework plan for expansion site
- Construction to begin on McDonnell Polar Bear Point
- Saint Louis Zoo Hellbender Keeper Given Top Award at International Herpetological Symposium
- Humboldt penguins to move off display to allow construction of polar bear habitat
- Saint Louis Zoo Commission selects demolition abatement provider for Forest Park Hospital Site
- Endangered American burying beetles from Saint Louis Zoo to be reintroduced in Southwest Missouri on June 4, 2013
- It's a Girl! Asian elephant calf born April 26, 2013
2012
- Zoo sets attendance record in 2012
- Zoo Association announces next steps on Forest Park Hospital site, purchase price and gift from seller
- Hellbender Captive Breeding of Three Populations
- Saint Louis Zoo receives major conservation awards for work in Missouri and Africa
- First-ever reintroduction of American burying beetle in Missouri set for June 5, 2012
2011
- World's First Captive Breeding of Endangered Ozark Hellbenders
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Susan Gallagher, Public Relations Director
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Direct: (314) 646-4633
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Christy Childs, Public Relations Manager
E-mail: childs@stlzoo.org
Direct: (314) 646-4639
Zoo: (314) 781-0900, ext. 4639
Fax: (314) 646-5532
Mike De Pope, Manager of Digital Communications
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Fax: (314) 646-5532
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