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 Announces Giraffe Pregnancy

Tulsa Zoo has an exciting announcement – female reticulated giraffe, Zoe is pregnant. Normal giraffe gestation can last from 14 to 15 months. Zoe’s care team estimates she is due this summer. This will be Zoe’s first calf.

Endangered Siamang Born

A siamang infant is doing well after being born at the Tulsa Zoo earlier this week. The infant was born on Aug. 8, 2022, to mother Boomerang and father Jambi, through Tulsa Zoo’s ongoing participation in the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Siamang Species Survival Plan®.

Meet Batari

July 29th is International Tiger Day – a day to celebrate these incredible endangered big cats. In celebration, meet our newest Malayan tiger, Batari!

Joining us from the Cincinnati Zoo, 5-year-old Batari is a recommended match with our male tiger Gahara. There are as few as 250 Malayan tigers in the wild and approximately 50 in AZA zoos, five of which live at Tulsa Zoo.

Malayan Tiger Cub Born

A female Malayan tiger cub is doing well after being born at the Tulsa Zoo earlier this month. The announcement comes on International Tiger Day.