Flamingo chick bests zookeeper in a foot race

Posted by: Alissa Wolken, Communications Video: Flamingo chick goes for a run. The flamingo chick who needed a second chance is now in firs...

How a highway that cuts through tiger habitat doesn't have to be a dead end for wildlife

Posted by: Bobbi Miller, Field Conservation, Woodland Park Zoo and Kae Kawanishi, PhD, MYCAT Saving tigers is a complicated business. It’s n...

ZooCrew middle schoolers discover their inner scientist

Posted by: Ryan Driscoll, Education Western Washington is known for its amazing outdoor opportunities. This summer, participants in the ZooC...

The meaning behind Bowling for Rhinos

Posted by: Alissa Wolken, Communications Photo: Dennis Dow. Imagine coming face to face with a giraffe, waking up to a lion pride right outs...

Calling local coders to join inaugural Zoohackathon

Posted by: Alissa Wolken, Communications Coders and technology experts from the Seattle area—along with their counterparts in five other maj...

Restoring rare butterflies to the Northwest sky

Posted by: Rebecca Whitham, Editor Just beyond Molbak's Butterfly Garden, this unassuming building is homebase to the zoo's butterfl...

Abandoned as an egg, this flamingo chick gets a second chance

Posted by: Alissa Wolken, Communications Woodland Park Zoo celebrated its third Chilean flamingo hatching this year on Monday, August 22, 20...