The Marketing Department at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is committed to providing members of the press and the public with news relating to significant events taking place at the Zoo.
Please feel free to download our Press Kit or browse our recent press releases below.
Be sure to check back often because there is always “More To See and More To Zoo.”
PRESS KIT
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December 2019
ZOOLights Brings Holiday Magic Back to the Zoo and Gardens
November 2019
Jacksonville Zoo's Director of Wildlife Wellness Publishes "Beyond Animal Welfare"
'National Geographic Photo Ark' Exhibition Opens Sunday
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Presents Joel Sartore at UNF on Nov. 17
October 2019
Spooktacular Halloween Festivities Return
Endangered Giant River Otter Pups to Make Public Debut Saturday, October 5th
August 2019
Exhibition and Talks by Photographer John Reed
Brew at the Zoo Date Change
July 2019
Zebra Born at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Jacksonville Zoo Urges Boaters to Slow Down for Manatees
Zoo Celebrates Plastic Free July
May 2019
Four Critically Endangered Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs Born at the Zoo
Baby Boom Continues With Birth of Second Giraffe
Special Giraffe Calf Born at the Zoo
April 2019
Zoo Partners with Two Men and a Truck for Supply Drive for Moms
Zoo and Gardens is Certified Sensory Inclusive
March 2019
Elephant's Tusk Surgery a Success
Expert Dental Team to Fix Elephant's Tooth
February 2019
Gandai Introduced to Surrogate Mother
Zoo Ready to Reunite Gorilla Baby and Mother
Infant Gorilla Strengthens Her Bonds to her Troop
January 2019
Baby Bongo Born at the Zoo
Reaching Gorilla Infant Milestones
December 2018
Otterly Adorable Addition at the Zoo
Zoo Saddened by Passing of Bull Giraffe
October 2018
Kids Free November Back at the Zoo
Zoo Awarded for Support of Okapi Conservation
Zoo Celebrating Birth of Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla
September 2018
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens' Dr. Terry Maple Named First Recipient of Animal Welfare Lifetime Achievement Award
August 2018
Great Apes Return to the Zoo with Opening of African Forest
July 2018
$5 Admission to the Zoo on Wednesday, July 18
Zoo Celebrating World Snake Day and Hatching of Two Eastern Indigo Snakes
Nothing Unlucky About Night at the Zoo
Cute-Off Competition - Flamingo Chicks vs Penguin Chicks
June 2018
Night at the Zoo Returns to Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Friday, June 22
African Elephant Quickly Returned to Enclosure After Brief Stroll in Back Barn Courtyard
Bouncing Baby Bongo Born in Time for Father’s Day
May 2018
Dinosauria Exhibit Extended at the Zoo
Discounted Zoo Admission with Dinosaur "Selfie"
Celebrate Mother's Day Weekend at the Zoo
A Tale of Two Manatee Tails
March 2018
Zoo Working to Save Critically Sick Manatee
February 2018
Tiger Twosome to Make Their Public Debut
Dinosaurs are Back at the Zoo
January 2018
Tiger Cubs Receive Six Week Examination
Jacksonville Zoo and Buffalo Zoo Make Friendly Wager
Progosticating Porcupine to Predict the Arrival of Spring
December 2017
Zoo Baby Boom Continues with 11 Tiny Lizards
November 2017
Chapman's Fringed Orchid Declared Endangered in Florida
Give Thanks at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Zoo Thankful for 40th Giraffe Birth
Second Giraffe Birth at the Zoo This Week
Zoo Celebrates Birth of Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs
October 2017
Un-BEAR-ably Cute Debut at the Zoo
Wildly Successful Lend a Paw Supply Drive at Zoo
August 2017
Back to School Bash at Final Night at the Zoo
New Additions to the Penguins at the Zoo
Zoo to Rehabilitate Manatees at Nation's Newest Manatee Critical Care Center
July 2017
ALOHA! Night at the Zoo Returns Friday, July 28
June 2017
Zoo Mourns Death of Cheetah
So Tiny! So Cute! Baby Pudu at the Zoo
Construction Starting on the Zoo’s Newest Exhibit - African Forest
May 2017
Zoo Squealing With Excitement Over Birth of Warthog Piglets
April 2017
Creativity is Blooming at Zoo's Garden and Art Festival
March 2017
Celebrate Conservation at 22nd Annual ExZOOberation
February 2017
Zoo Celebrates Completion of Manatee Critical Care Center with Festival and Ribbon Cutting January 2017 Excitement Stacking up for Nature Connects at the Zoo
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