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| Jun 26, 2026 | CPW and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance reintroduce state endangered boreal toad tadpoles into historic alpine breeding site | Staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance hiked miles to alpine ponds, carrying 10 pounds of boreal toad tadpoles on their backs to release them into the wild. DATE: June 26, 2026
DENVER — Colorado Park... |
| Jun 3, 2026 | She’s all ears: Meet Frannie, the Denver Zoo’s baby bongo | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
An endangered species gained a new member at the Denver Zoo earlier this year, and while the Colorado-born baby bongo is settling in with her family, she’s still growing into her ears.
Frances, or ... |
| May 28, 2026 | Denver Zoo’s ‘beloved’ black rhino euthanized after chronic health issues | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Rudy, a 32-year-old black rhino at the Denver Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, according to zoo officials. (Photo provided by the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance)
The Denver ... |
| May 19, 2026 | Denver Zoo Cape buffalo herd welcomes new addition | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Just as an employee at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance was heading home, and saying good night to some of his favorite animals, he noticed something was different with an 18-year-old Cape buff... |
| May 13, 2026 | Elephants in the Denver Zoo do not need better enclosures. They need the right not to be confined at all. (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Jake Davis
Last month, Yahoo! News published an article featuring what it described as a “heartbreaking” video of an elephant at the Denver Zoo randomly performing a circus trick. That character... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | ‘There’s a snake in my bag!’ CU Boulder student returns from Costa Rica, finds venomous stowaway | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
When Samara Kahan went on spring break to Costa Rica, she didn’t expect to come back and get jump-scared by a stowaway in her carry-on suitcase.
But one little venomous snake had plans for a spring... |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Tapir deaths at Denver Zoo caused by ‘misdosing’ of copper, officials say | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The deaths of two tapirs at the Denver Zoo were caused by the wrong dose of copper, officials said.
The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance announced on Jan. 16 that the two Malayan tapirs, 16-year-ol... |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Colorado confirms it won’t release more wolves this winter after feds stopped deal with Canada | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Colorado will not release more wolves this winter to supplement its reintroduction program after federal officials stopped the planned relocation of wolves from Canada.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife ... |
| Jan 18, 2026 | Deaths of 2 Malayan tapirs at Denver Zoo under investigation | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Denver Zoo officials are investigating after the zoo’s two Malayan tapirs died, the zoo announced Friday.
“We’re deeply saddened to share that we recently lost our two beloved Malayan tapirs, JohHi... |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Cute nose, long tongue: Here’s which Denver Zoo mom is expecting a baby in early 2026 | The Denver Zoo’s family of southern tamanduas — also known as lesser anteaters — is set to welcome a new baby for the first time in more than a decade, officials announced Tuesday.
Zoo staff confirmed mom Winnie’s pregnancy in October, mont... |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Denver campaign to save flavored tobacco ban gets $2.2 million more from Michael Bloomberg | Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has written more checks totaling $2.2 million to help buttress the campaign to save Denver’s flavored tobacco ban, according to a new finance report.
Bloomberg donated that amount directly to the pro-Referendum... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Denver’s new lion cubs are almost ready to meet their fans | Four of the Denver Zoo’s newest — and cutest — residents are almost ready for their close-ups, with the four African lion cubs set to make their public debut Thursday morning.
The cubs were born to mom Araali on Aug. 13 and have spent the l... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Beloved Denver Zoo orangutan and single dad Berani euthanized | Berani, a beloved orangutan, single dad and fixture at the Denver Zoo, was euthanized Monday after his caretakers determined he was in end-stage kidney failure, zoo officials announced.
The 32-year-old Sumatran orangutan captured hearts of ... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Denver Zoo’s Weld County preserve moves forward | A project to have Denver Zoo animals on 570 acres at the Lembke Family Preserve is moving forward.
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| Aug 1, 2025 | Denver Zoo’s hippo to hop on to Texas wildlife preserve so exhibit can be updated | Zookeepers will soon place a crate in Mahali’s exhibit so he can get used to the structure.
Mahali will have the chance to make a new friend — an older female hippo — in his new Texas home.
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| Jun 20, 2025 | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance discovers adorable, fuzzy hitchhiker | Related Articles
Butterflies are disappearing. Here’s how Colorado community scientists are working to save them.
Colorado’s wolves have produced new pups, state agency confirms
Latest budget draft in Congress would put some Colorado public... |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Critically endangered tortoise hatches for first time ever at Denver Zoo | Zoo officials said the tortoises largely live behind the scenes, but visitors might be able to see and learn about them at Ambassador Carts throughout the summer.
Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email n... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Guest opinion: Sean Geer: Community science benefits everyone | Some argue that participatory science approaches lack validity due to the information not being gathered by professional scientists. While there is research to show that there is a potential for bias in citizen science data gathering, scien... |
| Mar 5, 2025 | World’s oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina | “He really gets to help campers come out of their shell when they interact with him,” she said. “He can be kind of intimidating at first, but once they come over to him and love on him and pet on him, they just realize how sweet he is.”
One... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Tickets Now On Sale for Glowing Wild at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Tickets Now On Sale for Glowing Wild at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
All-New Immersive Lantern Experience at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Features More Than 145 Larger-Than-Life Luminous Wildlife Lanterns
DENVER, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNe... |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Entertainment | Denver Zoo will close for 9 days due to water main replacement | The project is expected to span several months, officials said.
Learn more at denverzoo.org/zootales/the-water-main-event.
Originally Published: February 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM MST |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Baby African penguin released from Denver Zoo’s ICU after “remarkable” recovery | Male and female African penguins look almost identical, so animal experts at the zoo will need to run a DNA test to determine the chick’s gender, according to zoo officials.
“All Zoo babies are precious, but it’s even more special when we h... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Endangered tiger cubs make their public debut at zoo in Germany | Two Amur tiger cubs had their first public outing Thursday at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that has sought to help keep up the numbers of the rare big cats.
The cubs - a female named Tochka and a male named Timur - were born ... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Denver Zoo Rebrands to Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Denver Zoo Rebrands to Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
New Brand Identity Reaffirms the Organization's Commitment to Wildlife Conservation in Colorado and Worldwide
DENVER, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For 128 years, Denver Zoo has ... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Denver's best dad is a Sumatran orangutan named Berani | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
When Nias, a Sumatran orangutan at the Denver Zoo, died suddenly in her sleep from heart complications in 2020, her mate Berani swung into action to care for their th... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | AUSDenver's ANZAC Day Ceremony & BBQ Shines Light on New Denver Zoo Down Under Exhibit | 2024 AUSDenver Anzac Day BBQ & Ceremony
Nearly 400 gathered at @DenverZoo for AUSDenver's ANZAC Day event, honoring brave ANZAC soldiers & previewing the new Down Under exhibit.
"The new Down Under habitat provided the perfect ... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Denver Zoo Expands Wildlife Conservation Efforts to Africa | Mountain gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Denver Zoo has launched a new partnership with Conservation Through Public Health to Protect the Endangered species.
New Partnerships Will Help Protect Two Endangered Species ... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Denver Zoo Launches New Wildlife Conservation Programs in Southeast Asia | Asian elephants at the Elephant Conservation Center in Laos
Programs and Partnerships in Indonesia and Laos Will Help Protect Threatened Species Including Asian Elephants, Sumatran Orangutans and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons
DENVER, March... |
| Jul 7, 2023 | The baby critters Denver Zoo welcomed this year | The two otter pups at the Denver Zoo opened their eyes for the first time recently, but their names — Rocket and Slinky — show how rambunctious the pair can be.
Driving the news: The zoo has welcomed at least six new animals this year, incl... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Denver Zoo Becomes First Zoo in Colorado to Become Autism Certified | Denver Zoo in Colorado celebrates earning the Certified Autism Center™ designation, making it the first zoo in Colorado to achieve this status granted by IBCCES
We believe that certification are essential so that industry leaders can tailor... |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Denver Zoo Offers Special NYE Experience for Guests with Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders | Denver Zoo's Main Entrance We’re proud to create a special experience for those individuals and their families, and make Zoo Lights more inclusive of the neurodiverse.
DENVER (PRWEB) December 22, 2022
Zoo Lights presented by Your Front Rang... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Tickets Now on Sale for "Wild Fall" Events at Denver Zoo | Guests at Denver Zoo for Wild Fall
DENVER (PRWEB) September 22, 2022
For the entire month of October, Denver Zoo will transform into Colorado’s wildest destination for fall adventure and exploration. As guests wander around the Zoo througho... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Travel
Travel | The deer and the antelope aren’t the only animals playing in Colorado | Sure, you can see deer, bighorn sheep, bald eagles and maybe elk or a bear on your summer explorations in Colorado. But did you know that you can also picnic with a llama, or “wrestle” an alligator? Or dive with sharks, or meet a wolf? Add ... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Things to do
Things to do | Mark your calendars for these free days at Denver Art Museum, zoo and botanic garden in 2022 | The annual free days offered by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District cover the metro area’s biggest nonprofit institutions, from the Denver Art Museum and Denver Botanic Gardens to the Denver Zoo, and they’re always family-frie... |
| Nov 16, 2021 | The best things to do in Denver, from incredible hikes to the coolest neighborhoods and museums | Thousands of people pack the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre for concerts, but when there’s not a performance, the area is teeming with hikers. Monica Humphries/Insider
Denver, Colorado, is known for its access to nature but there is much t... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | A local’s ultimate guide to visiting Denver | A Colorado native shares the best things to eat, see, and do in Denver. Alyssa Towns Swantkoski for Insider
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I’m a Colorado native living in downtown Denver, and I’m sharing the best things in the city.
Tou... |
| May 25, 2021 | STANTEC INC.
Stantec : Denver Zoo opens new animal hospital to the public | Denver Zoo, Colorado's most visited paid cultural attraction, recently opened its state-of-the-art Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Animal Hospital to the public. The new facility, which replaces the nearly 40-year-old hospital, is designed to t... |
| May 7, 2020 | 11 adorable photos of unlikely animal friends | This dog and duck make quite the duo.
Pam Ishiguro/Barcroft Images/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
Animals can form unlikely friendships, and there's often a good reason for them.
Wild animals, like buffalo, are often covered in birds who e... |
| Dec 12, 2019 | All is bright: Guide to 2019’s dazzling Front Range holiday light displays
Front Range light events | There’s a light shining across the Front Range — several in fact — signifying the height of this holiday season. With December may come rising electricity bills, but it also brings inflatable lawn characters, LED displays and shining smiles... |
