October 14, 2009
Brookfield Zoo bear keeper Christy Mazrimas-Ott returns to Churchill, Manitoba as an In-Field Ambassador aboard the Tundra Buggies--where she discusses polar bear natural history as well as conservation and research efforts for polar bears. Read her regular dispatches and view images from the Tundra Buggy!
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October 02, 2009
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) announced that the Chicago Zoological Society has received its 2009 Education Award for its Levels of Engagement program. The award recognizes CZS for its partnering with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system in an effort to help educators improve confidence and competence in science teaching.
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August 21, 2009
Brookfield Zoo hosted a two-day Global Youth Leadership Conference in August, the culminations of a year-long conservation exchange with international partners.
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August 19, 2009
The white-cheeked gibbon baby is starting to explore a bit in Tropic World: Asia exhibit. White-cheeked gibbons are critically endangered, under threat from poaching and habitat destruction. Only 170 white-cheeked gibbons are managed in zoos worldwide, with even lesser numbers estimated to be remaining in the wild.
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July 28, 2009
Landmark education and training initiative provides early childhood educators--formal and informal--the skills to incorporate nature play and exploration into their classroom, school grounds, and curriculum.
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June 25, 2009
CZS and Comcast team up to award scholarships for first-ever Communiity Conservation Leaders. Rebecca Black and Sheela Turbek from Riverside-Brookfield H.S. were awarded the scholarships for their part in the School of Environmental Education (SEE Team) and the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC)
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March 05, 2009
Two African lions who arrived in 2008 can now be seen daily in their outdoor yard at the zoo’s Fragile Kingdom exhibit. The pair—Isis, a 3½-year-old female, and Zenda, a 2½-year-old male—were part of a behind-the-scenes introduction between the two cats that was carefully planned.
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January 29, 2009
Journalist, author, and diversity expert Lewis Diuguid spoke at the Chicago Zoological Society's 2009 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. event. Diuguid spoke on a wide range of topics and leaders, focusing on the power of diversity as a positive force for social and economic change.
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December 08, 2008
Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) recently launched the first site of the Global Conservation Leadership Program for Youth in Guyana. Based on the successful Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) program at Brookfield Zoo, this global initiative will support the Makushi Wildlife Clubs of the North Rupununi District in Guyana by providing training and mentorship opportunities.
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November 21, 2008
Staff from South Korea's Seoul Grand Park Zoo recently visited to expand their knowledge of animal welfare and husbandry practices.
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