Zoo News Archives - Louisville Zoo

Future Healers and Future Healers Got Zoo Buddies programs helping kids impacted by gun violence will be a focus of FBI training session (Media Release)

May 20, 2022

ZOO CONTACT: Kyle Shepherd 502-238-5331 (Media Cell 502-744-5639) kyle.shepherd@louisvilleky.gov Heather Fountaine UofL Health 502-438-3320 Heather.fountaine@uoflhealth.org Christopher 2X 502-379-5292 healing2X@yahoo.com Partners in Louisville’s Future Healers and Future Healers Got Zoo Buddies programs will travel to Washington D.C. next month for an … Find Out More

Zoo Opens Butterflies n’ Blooms and New Season for Monarchs and Milkweed (Media Release)

May 12, 2022

Butterflies are back! The Zoo’s Butterflies n’ Blooms exhibit opens Saturday, May 14 and runs through Sunday, September 18. This seasonal exhibit is free with Zoo admission or membership and is open daily 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting. Find Out More

Louisville Zoo Celebrates Mother’s Day with Baby Boom (Media Release)

May 8, 2022

Zoo welcomes harbor seal and announces giraffe and zebra pregnancies. Part of Zoo Babies presented by Norton Children’s. The Louisville Zoo is celebrating Mother’s Day with their own baby boom – a harbor seal birth as well as zebra and giraffe pregnancies. Find Out More

Earth Day 2022 (Media Release)

April 19, 2022

The Louisville Zoo will celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 24 with $8.25 general admission plus free parking thanks to our sponsor Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities Foundation. The day will also feature activities to celebrate sustainability. Find Out More

Louisville Zoo Celebrates Hatchings (Media Release)

March 31, 2022

The Louisville Zoo is celebrating several hatchings this month. Two waldrapp ibis were hatched in late February. Find Out More

Kinder Joy ® Sponsors Special Easter Egg Hunt and Samplings for Families at Louisville Zoo (Media Release)

March 28, 2022

Kinder Joy® is partnering with local zoos and aquariums across the country to host Easter Egg hunts for families. Now through April 17, the Louisville Zoo will participate in these activities with its Safari EGGventure presented by Kinder Joy®. Find Out More

Louisville Zoo Colobus Monkey Rajesh Safely Returned to His Exhibit (Media Release)

March 25, 2022

Just after 10 a.m., one of the Zoo’s colobus monkeys, Rajesh (Raj), was observed by his keeper a few feet outside of the exhibit space. Find Out More

Louisville Zoo Temporarily Closing Some Areas to Protect Zoo Birds from Wild Avian Flu (Media Release)

March 2, 2022

With recently confirmed Kentucky cases of avian flu in wild birds west of Jefferson County, the Louisville Zoo is taking precautionary measures to keep its bird ambassadors safe and healthy. Find Out More

Get Healthy Walking Club at the Louisville Zoo

Louisville Zoo Get Healthy Walking Club Presented by Norton Healthcare Kicks Off the Walking Season March 1 (Media Release)

February 28, 2022

The Louisville Zoo Get Healthy Walking Club presented by Norton Healthcare returns March 1 and launches the Zoo’s walking season, which runs through Oct. 31, 2022. Find Out More

Planet Savers Zoo Club Formed to Expand Zoo access (Media Release)

February 18, 2022

Kids from 100 families can experience the therapeutic and healing power of nature and animals as part of a new club at the Louisville Zoo established by Christopher 2X Game Changers. Find Out More