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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...

January 5, 2017

Zoolidays: National Bird Day Happy National Bird Day

Every year on January 5 is National Bird Day. This animal holiday celebrates more than 9,800 species of birds that exist around the world, their...

December 28, 2016

Conservation Endangered Species Act

In 1972, President Richard Nixon declared that conservation efforts in the United States aimed toward preventing the extinction of species were...

December 14, 2016

Zoo Diet Kitchen Animeals: Recipes For The Animals

Zoo Chef Yohn Sutton doesn’t just serve the animals food, he gets creative with his own recipes that cater to each animal’s unique...

December 10, 2016

Private Events Creating Memories At The Zoo

From just one stroll around our Zoo we often get asked by guests if we can host private events on our grounds and the answer is most definitely YES!...

December 8, 2016

Zoo Keeper Experiences A Zoo Keeper’s Trip To Malaysia

In early November I embarked on a 2-week trip to the city of Malacca, Malaysia to take part in an animal welfare improvement project at the Melaka...

December 4, 2016

Animal Awareness World Wildlife Conservation Day

December 4 is World Wildlife Conservation Day. This day of observance encourages the conservation and protection of various species of animals that...

November 28, 2016

Animal Enrichment Thanksgiving Feasts

In celebration of Thanksgiving, several of our animal residents enjoyed their very own feast similar to what people eat on the holiday! As a treat to...

November 13, 2016

Gender Roles Reversed Mr. Mom In The Animal Kingdom

Today is Sadie Hawkins Day! An American folk event, this holiday made its debut in Al Capp’s Li’l Abner comic strip in 1937. Sadie...

November 9, 2016

Animal Enrichment Hose2habitat Workshop

At the end of October, the Tidewater Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) held an enrichment workshop at the Virginia Zoo. The...