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
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
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
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
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
On Monday, February 7, the Louisville Zoo was saddened to say goodbye to Heran, a 16-year-old Sumatran tiger. Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo is happy to bring back one of the largest lantern festivals in the nation — Wild Lights—returning March 18 through June 5, 2022. Tickets are now on sale at louisvillezoo.org/wildlights. Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo invites students of all ages throughout the state of Kentucky to get involved in its 10th annual Trashformation: A Trash-to-Treasure Art Contest for Students. This annual contest is part of the Zoo’s Party for the Planet: A Month-Long Celebration of the Earth, powered by the LG&E and KU Foundation. Find Out More
LOUISVILLE (January 4, 2022) – Today, the Louisville Zoo announced the “Future Healers Got Zoo Buddies” program partnership as part of Christopher 2X’s Game Changers organization. “Future Healers Got Zoo Buddies” is an initiative created to explore the healing and therapeutic power of animals with young kids in our community who have experienced secondary trauma from violence. Find Out More
The Louisville Zoo is celebrating three Little Penguin hatchings.
The eldest was hatched on October 28, 2021, to parents Miramar (mother) and Rabbit (father); the second chick was hatched on November 4, 2021, to parents Eudyptula “Tula” (mother) and Granite (father); and the youngest was hatched on November 15, 2021, to parents Clarkie (mother) and Boost (father). Find Out More