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 Erie Zoo last year, in […]
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The Return of the Rhinoceros to MPZ
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 when we moved our male, […]
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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 filled with plants and animals […]
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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 as well Virgin Gorda, a […]
Read More about Mesker Welcomes Endangered ToadsSuccessful Three-Banded Armadillo Birth
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 some peaceful bonding moments in […]
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