International Sloth Day 2020
International Sloth Day Many people know that the adjective “sloth” means very lazy, but are ...
Howl about those Red Wolves
Red Wolf Of all the endangered species that call ZooTampa home, none is rarer than ...
World Migratory Bird Day
October 10th is World Migratory Bird Day, a day dedicated to migrating species of birds ...
National Iguana Awareness Day
An iguana is a large species of lizard, and they come in all shapes and ...
Manatees and Boat Strikes
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s semiannual report, boat strike injuries are ...
Indigo Snake Release
Written By: Spencer Schultz The Indigo is a beautiful black snake that has an iridescent ...
Plastic Free July
Written by: Katie Murray Environmental experts estimate there are over 5 trillion pieces of plastic ...
WILD SUMMER
Looking for the perfect summer camp for your child? Well look no further because we’ve ...
Tapir Family
Known as “living fossils”, tapirs are the most primitive large mammal in the world, dating ...
Save The Frogs Day
Written By: Spencer Schultz Panamanian golden frogs, Atelopus zeteki, are highly important cultural representatives in ...
African Penguins
Written by Animal Care Professional, Micah Carnate-Peralta Did you know African penguins are still ...
Earth Hour
By Katie Murray, ZooTampa Green Team Did you know 75% of the electricity used to ...
A Letter from the CEO
Dear Zoo friends, After extensive renovations to the David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care ...
Fun in the Sun
Written by: Katie Murray, Green Team Member Summer is almost here! This means more fun ...
Oh deer, it’s a blue duiker!
By Amanda Wright, Animal Care Professional Oh Deer - well not quite! This Bambi look-a-like ...
Choose the Earth to be your Valentine
By Katie Murray, Green Team In January, you made the normal resolutions for yourself, but ...
Tuesdays are for the Toddlers!
Looking for fun toddler-friendly activities? ZooTampa is here to help! The first Tuesday of the ...
2018 Year of the Bird Campaign “Wrap-up”
Written by: Julie Tomita, Animal Care Manager It is hard to believe that we ...
A Tapir Christmas Baby is on the Way!
Written by: Chris Massaro, General Curator Christmas may come early at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where ...
Birdy Spotlight: Emu
Written By Animal Care Professional Amanda Wright What do you see in your mind’s eye ...
Green Tips from the Green Team
‘Tis the season! Holiday cheer, delicious food, connecting with loved ones andrecycling? November 15th is probably ...
Building a Pack with Seven New Puppies
Written by: Animal Care Professional Ashley Gaia, Africa Team Last year, ZooTampa at Lowry Park ...
The Puerto Rican Crested Toad: Working together to save a tiny toad
By Lee Ann Rottman, VP of Conservation The Puerto Rican crested toad, Peltophryne lemur,is the ...
Florida Pine Snake
The Florida pine snake is native to the Southeastern United States, but primarily found in ...
Birdy Spotlight – Owls
Written by: Ryanne Sullivan, Animal Care Professional In honor of Halloween, this month’s birdy spotlight ...
Bats – Heroes of the Night!
Written by Micah Carnate-Peralta As the days get shorter and the night takes over during ...
Spotted Python
Today’s spotlight is on the spotted python (Antaresia maculosa). The spotted python can be found ...
World Lizard Day
Meet Aanjay and Titus two of our very own komodo dragons here at ZooTampa at ...
Birdy Spotlight – Vultures
By Tessa Giannini, Animal Care Professional, Aviary 2018 has been celebrated as The Year of ...
Woma Python
We’re ssslithering into the week with the woma python! The woma python snake is native ...
Madagascar Ground Boa
What better way to start the week off than by featuring another one of our ...
Two Turtle-y Amazing Weeks Down Under
By Ryan O'Shea, Veterinary Team On Friday, July 20 2018, I began my journey to ...
A Tail of Two Okapi
By Senior Veterinarian Dr. Ray Ball While discussing ruminants with my animal nutrition class, I ...
All About Storks
By Animal Care Professional Marcus Kowitz African Open-billed Stork This particular species stands 3-feet-tall ...
Making progress on the manatee critical care center
By Joe Couceiro, President and Chief Executive Officer A hallmark of ZooTampa at Lowry Park ...
Birdy Spotlight – Hornbills
Written by Josh Caraballo, Animal Care Professional Hornbills come in all shapes and sizes here ...
A Stunning Bird with a Stunning Surgery
Written by Dr. Lauren Smith, Veterinarian If you’ve seen our Bird of Prey show at ...
Saving Great Apes
Today is the day famous primatologist, Dr. Jane Goodall, first stepped foot in what is ...
A Little Florida History, Y’all
Roaring Springs presented by Pinch a Penny is the all-new, family water adventure that plays ...
Pretty in Pink – Roseate Spoonbills
Written by Micah Carnate-Peralta, Animal Care Professional During the first few months of 2018, we traveled ...
Next Generation of Elephant Management Workshop at ZooTampa
Written by General Curator, Chris Massaro 2018 NextGEM Workshop Attendees On May 18th, ZooTampa hosted ...
Four Extremely Rare Red Wolf Pups Born at ZooTampa at Lowry Park
By Jennifer Galbraith, Animal Care Professional – Florida Mammals Red wolves are a species that ...
Saving a Species: Eastern Indigo Snakes
Written by Lewis Single, Animal Care Professional ZooTampa has partnered with the Central Florida Zoo’s ...
The Bond of a Mom & Baby
MOM. It is a word that makes us think of someone who loves us unconditionally, ...
Birdy Spotlight: Waterfowl
Written by Alex Gianetti, Animal Care Professional This is a very special year for the ...
Happy Earth Day, Zoo Friends!
Written by Katie Allen and Tyson Facto, Animal Care Professionals St Petersburg, FL has started a ...
Saving a Species
Sudan, a 45-year-old Northern white rhino who lived at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, ...
Birdy Spotlight!
Written by Kristen Merrill, Animal Care Professional In celebration of the Year of the Bird, ...
The Story of Tres
Written by Dr. Ray Ball, Vice President of Medical Sciences & Senior Veterinarian What has ...
Birdy Spotlight: Edward Pheasants
Written by Danny Buccelli, Animal Care Professional This is a very special year for the ...
What is Happening Behind The Scenes in The Reptile House?
By Dan Costell, Animal Care Manager of Herps & Aquatics MAY 1, 2018 UPDATE – ...
Building A Beak For A Marabou Stork
In 2017, the Zoo welcomed a new Marabou stork, Djembe (pronounced “Jembay”). It is ...
The Bond Of A Mother & Baby, A Message From Our VP Of Conservation
Written by Lee Ann Rottman, Vice President of Conservation We are so excited to welcome ...
2018 is For The Birds!
Written by Julie Tomita, Animal Care Manager At ZooTampa, we celebrate our birds on a ...
A Pygmy Message From Our VP Of Conservation, Lee Ann Rottman
Written by Lee Ann Rottman, Vice President of Conservation Hi Zoo Friends, On Dec 1st, ...
We Got A Pygmy Hippopotamus For Christmas
Christmas came early at the Zoo with the birth of a rare baby in an ...
Meet Micanopy
Meet Micanopy – an endangered two-year-old, Florida panther that now calls the Zoo home. Micanopy ...
