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Releasing Spicy Hawaiian and Benjamin

Our first sea turtle patient of 2023, Spicy Hawaiian, is set to go home to the ocean along with our 100th green sea turtle patient of 2022, Benjamin, at the Beach ‘N Boards Festival on Friday, March 10 at 4 p.m.

A black rhino

Helping Wildlife Through Our Emergency Fund

Through your support, our Wildlife Emergency Fund is able to help wildlife throughout the world. This fund was recently able to help two nonprofits address dire threats to the wildlife they serve.

Stromboli the green sea turtle receives an endoscopy by veterinary staff.

Stromboli’s Rehabilitation Story

Green sea turtle Stromboli arrived to our Sea Turtle Healing Center after having consumed a braided line fishing net. Read what our sea turtle and veterinary teams are doing to help this patient.

Keepers training lions

How to Train a Lion

Animal care staff work with lion brothers Chobe, Ruaha and Karoo on special training every day to further their wellbeing.

Baird's tapir Theo

Theo’s Big Move

Theo the Baird’s tapir is soon heading to a fellow AZA-accredited zoo under a Species Survival Plan recommendation.

Three women stand around a white-nosed coati about to undergo an x-ray.

Caring for our Aging Coati

Our eldest white-nosed coati, Katie, recently received gold bead implants, a type of acupuncture, to help relieve symptoms of arthritis.

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