If you’re asked to picture the CEO of a major U.S. zoo, the image you conjure might look a lot like David Jenike. Tall, friendly and decked out in logoed work shirt, pants and boots, he could as easily be heading to pitch in on exhibit construction as to a media interview.
The unnamed cub is the 100th red panda birthed at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden since its breeding program began in the early 1980s.
The Cincinnati Zoo is the latest local institution to land a spot on a USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards list this year.
Stepping in this week to pick up the slack for your regular FIXers who each seem to be occupied elsewhere. Truth be told, they all provided a note, so I could not say “No.” There is a lot of homegrown talent among this week’s selections. Pretty impressive. Pay attention as we lay out your weekly smorgasbord…
Zoo officials said Tessa, a 19-year-old female giraffe, is pregnant and expecting her fifth calf.
“Party animals” of all ages can play games, listen to music and join a kid-friendly countdown well before midnight during Happy Zoo Year.
The title comes from USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice poll, which tallies votes from readers across the country. An expert panel nominated the 10 zoos in the running.
Southern sea otters Chloe and Kevin were out exploring their new Sea Otter Coast habitat, delighting onlookers with flips, swims and playful antics.
Lights, lights, lights, lights, lights. If you tire of all the early Christmas cheer, check out some Beethoven. Horror is in the house at the MEMO. Louis Langrée is back at the CSO. MAD Magazine flipping some pages at the CAM and plenty of shopping will round out your week.
The Hoffman Coexistence Impact Fellowship Program provides emerging conservationists with salaries, resources and professional development opportunities to carry out projects in their own communities.
