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November 21, 2025

Zoo News A Week In The Life Of A Global Protagonist

The Virginia Zoo Conservation and Research Grant offers staff the opportunity to engage in on-site conservation projects and community science...

November 13, 2025

Zoo News The 2025 Virginia Zoo Gift Guide

Gifts that give back this holiday season This holiday season is the perfect opportunity to give to your loved ones while also giving back to wildlife...

June 8, 2018

Conservation This Is The Last Straw

It is estimated that 119 billion pounds of plastic waste is currently in our oceans and waterways, and every year millions of pounds of new plastic...

May 24, 2018

Animeals Shelling Out Tasty Treats

May 23 was World Turtle Day and the Virginia Zoo’s diet expert Chef Yohn shellebrated with some turtley awesome Animeals for two of our...

May 21, 2018

Tales of the Tails Aldabra Cadabra

They’re hairless, heavy and never in a hurry; gregarious and gargantuan. They’re educational and ectothermic. They’re reptiles and are the...

May 18, 2018

Endangered Species Day Reptiles En-danger Of Going Extinct

Today is Endangered Species Day: the perfect time to familiarize yourself with some of the most endangered species the Virginia Zoo is helping to...

May 7, 2018

FrogWatch USA Unfroggettable Experiences

The weather is warming up, which means more people are out spending time in nature. One of the most popular things to do in warmer weather is to go...

April 24, 2018

Tales of the Tails Saving Animals From Tapir-ing Off

What animal has hooves, a long snout and a large, round body? Your first guess might be an elephant, hippo or even an anteater, but for the animal...

April 17, 2018

National Volunteer Week Volunteer Spotlight

It’s National Volunteer Week! Our Zoo Crew volunteers help in a variety of areas, including educating visitors about our animals, assisting...

April 3, 2018

EdZOOcation Series Edzoocate Yourself

Join us this year for our two new education series: EdZOOcation and Animal Appreciation Days! Learning is always an adventure at the Virginia Zoo!...

March 30, 2018

Volunteers Students “chews” To Volunteer At Zoo By Scraping Gum

Braving the chilly and windy weather, 22 students and five teachers from the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy volunteered their time to remove chewing gum...