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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Our Animals
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, […]
Read More about The Return of the Rhinoceros to MPZMesker Welcomes Endangered Toads
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 […]
Read More about Successful Three-Banded Armadillo BirthTwin Baby Binturongs!
Join us in welcoming our newest twins, Pretzel (male) and Poppy (female). They are our newest Binturong babies and were born to our resident mom (Vivvy) and dad (Anton). Poppy […]
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