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By: Shannon Irmscher, Animal Curator There’s a new sub-species of tiger at Mesker Park Zoo! You may remember our Amur tiger Nuri went to the…
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By: Leigh Ramon, Animal Curator The first Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (GOH) came to Mesker Park Zoo (MPZ) in 2001. We then housed GOH until 2023…
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Written By: Misty Minar, Botanical Curator With the opening of Amazonia in 2008, Mesker Park Zoo & Botanical Garden added a warm, tropical rain forest…
Zoos Saving Species: Puerto Rican Crested Toad Written By: Shannon Irmscher, Animal Curator The Puerto Rican crested toad (PRCT) was once plentiful on Puerto Rico…
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In December, we celebrated with you all the first-ever birth of a Three-banded armadillo in Mesker’s history. Mother, Pallina, and her “pup” are currently cherishing…