Tulsa Zoo Encourages Action To Prevent African Penguin Extinction
Tulsa Zoo is encouraging action after the International Union for Conservation of Nature moved African penguins from endangered to critically endangered, meaning they are nearing extinction. African penguins have lost 97 percent of their population and, at the current rate of decline, will be extinct in the wild by 2035.
Tulsa Zoo Home to Historic Litter of Malayan Tiger Cubs
The birth of five Malayan tiger cubs at Tulsa Zoo increased the North American population by 10 percent. All five cubs are thriving, a rarity for this critically endangered species and believed to be a first for a litter this size among accredited zoos.
Tulsa Zoo Mourns Lioness Shatari
Tulsa Zoo is mourning the loss of Shatari, its female African lioness. Shatari began end-of-life care monitoring in June 2022 based on signs of age-related health decline. She was humanely euthanized late last week.
Tulsa Zoo Welcomes 5 Critically Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs
Five critically endangered Malayan tiger cubs are doing well after being born at the Tulsa Zoo. They were born overnight on Aug. 8 and 9, to mother, Ava, and father, Raja. There are three male cubs and two female cubs.
Tulsa Zoo to Welcome Two New Asian Elephants Into Herd
Tulsa Zoo soon will welcome two new Asian elephant herd members. Hank and Connie are relocating from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to the new Elephant Preserve Barn later this summer.
Tulsa Zoo Announces End of Life Care
Jodi, one of the Tulsa Zoo’s geriatric female chimpanzees, and Roger, the zoo’s geriatric North American river otter, are both entering end of life care.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Baby Giraffe Name
Tulsa Zoo is proud to share the name of the new female giraffe calf is Mi-Na (pronounced Mee-Nah). The name was selected by The Osage Nation, written in the Dhegiha Siouan language, meaning first daughter.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Giraffe Calf Birth
A female giraffe calf is doing well after being born at the Tulsa Zoo yesterday afternoon. The calf was born to mother, Zoe, and father, Hekaya, through Tulsa Zoo’s ongoing participation in the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Giraffe Species Survival Plan®.
Tulsa Zoo Announces Passing of African Painted Dog
Tulsa Zoo is saddened to announce our African painted dog Kasama was humanely euthanized on Friday, July 21. At 11 years old, Kasama was considered geriatric. She was the second oldest of her species in Association of Zoos and Aquariums care.
