Meet Raya, the Newest Arrival at the Fort Wayne Zoo At the heart of every mother’s birth experience is trust: trust in herself an ... Read More
The Fort Wayne Zoo is now accepting applications for the 2026 Lawrence A. Ackerman Scholarship, a one-time $3,000 award for college- ... Read More
Fort Wayne Zoo is excited to announce a wattled crane egg hatched the morning of August 29 to mother Starling, 8 years old, and father Hannibal, 23 years old. This is the first successful wattled crane egg hatched at the Fort Wayne Zoo. The sex and name will be unveiled at a later date. “For th ... Read More
Thank you to Asplundh Tree Experts, along with the support of American Electric Power and Indiana Michigan Power, for the beautiful browse! The word ‘browse’ refers to tree branches with foliage on them, which are multi-purpose here are the Fort Wayne Zoo. Every other week, the Fort Wayne Zoo re ... Read More
In the heart of Tasmania, deep in the lush forests and coastal shrublands, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial starts its day when the stars come out to play. Led by their strong nose, Tasmanian devils spend the nighttime scavenging for food and is willing to travel over 10 miles just to fin ... Read More
Did you know that the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo maintains six Motus towers in Northeast Indiana? Motus means “motion” in Latin and that’s exactly what the Motus Wildlife Tracking System follows – motion! Using a series of antenna towers that stretch across North America, South America, ... Read More
Conservation Success is Just Around the Blue River Bend While conducting routine surveys in southern Indiana in 2023, scientists found a juvenile hellbender salamander in the clean, cool waters of the Blue River watershed. It has been decades since anyone has seen a young, ... Read More
Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo during the off-season? Besides missing the laughs and squeals of joy heard during the season, employees are hard at work completing different tasks to get the Zoo ready for the upcoming season! While each department has their fai ... Read More
This Women’s History Month, we highlight women who have made the world a better place. Through conservation, through science, and through animal care and advocacy, they changed the world and we hope their stories inspire and empower girls of all ages to be the conservation leaders of the future. ... Read More
Thousands of solutions fill the realm of conservation conversations, but one rises above all the rest: it takes all of us. Across the United States and around the globe, it takes all of us to be the change we want to see. This Black History Month, we come together to celebrate the Black voices in co ... Read More