July 4 is set as the reopening date for the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend continues to operate. 

WINONA LAKE — Lions, hyenas, wildebeests and 22 other animal species make their home in the Fort Wayne Children Zoo’s African Journey biome. Zoo guests may have noticed the biome hosting another type of visitor over the past few years: students from Grace College. Led by Dr. Chad Snyder, chair of the Department of Science …read more.

  WARSAW — The YMCA’s Camp Little Eagle is offering day camp to give kids in kindergarten through eighth grade an adventurous, active and healthy summer. Camp Little Eagle will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 4-10. YMCA camp programs offer youth fun and unique experiences with an opportunity to learn new …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will open its gates for the 38th Wild Zoo Halloween this week. The event will be held Oct. 14-16, 20-23 and 27-31.

WINONA LAKE — Dr. Chad Snyder, associate professor of chemistry and director of chemical research at Grace College, and Dr. Joe Smith, director of animal programs at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, recently began a research partnership to help ensure the long-term health of the zoo’s pond system. Dr. Snyder and research students will conduct routine …read more.

FORT WAYNE — Adorable baby animals, new exhibits and a birthday celebration helped the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo set a new attendance record in 2015.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s 37th annual Wild Zoo Halloween opens Friday, Oct. 16, featuring adventure, family fun, and tasty treats that are just right for pint-sized guests.

FORT WAYNE — Fans that haven’t made it to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo this year have just a few days to squeeze in a visit: The zoo’s regular season ends on Sunday, Oct. 11.

FORT WAYNE — Kids and families are invited to experience the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo’s Wild Zoo Halloween presented by Star Financial Bank event Oct. 16-18, 22-25 and 29-31 from 12-6 p.m. with last admission at 5 p.m.

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has been named among the best in the country in a ranking from the travel website and accommodation reviewer TripAdvisor. The popular San Diego Zoo was listed as the top zoo in the United States. Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo came in at number seven. TripAdvisor compiled the rankings based on …read more.

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo will open for the season on Saturday, April 25. This year mark’s the zoo’s 50th birthday, which will be celebrated all summer long with new exhibits and special events. One exciting new thing for visitors to look for is baby Sumatran orangutan Asmara, who will make her public debut this …read more.

By CHERYL PIROPATO Education and Communications Director, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Asmara, a 16 week old Sumatran orangutan at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, went into Orangutan Valley for the first time last week. Until now, Asmara and her mother, Tara, have been living in an off-exhibit bedroom adjacent to the main exhibit. On their …read more.

Purdue University is partnering with three Indiana zoos and the state on a conservation program for hellbender salamanders. The program will involve raising salamanders in captivity and then returning them to their natural habitat after a few years to be tracked. Rod Williams, associate professor of wildlife science and leader of the university’s hellbender project, …read more.

The Children’s Zoo at Celebration Square in Saginaw, MI, has welcomed a new Eastern Grey kangaroo. He arrived from the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Andre the kangaroo is 2 years old and joins the zoo’s other kangaroo, Nikki, who has been in residence since 2005. Nikki is considered elderly for a kangaroo at the age of …read more.

By CHERYL PIROPATO Education and Communications Director, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo After an 11-year absence, Tasmanian devils will soon return to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo as part of an Australian program to save these unique animals from extinction. “We are very eager to share Tasmanian devils with our fans and to participate in an …read more.

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo turns 50 years old in 2015, and the entire community is invited to be part of the celebration. “The zoo was built by this community, starting with the school children who donated pennies to build Monkey Island back in 1965,” said Zoo Director Jim Anderson. “Since then, thousands of families …read more.

Tara, a Sumatran orangutan at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo, delivered a healthy female baby in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 22. The baby is the only Sumatran orangutan born in a United States zoo in 2014, so she represents a significant addition to the population of critically endangered Sumatran orangutans. “We are …read more.

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo experienced its third-highest yearly attendance ever in 2014 with a total of 545,563 guests. This figure includes 520,613 people who visited during the regular zoo season of April 26 through Oct. 12, and 24,950 who visited during the Wild Zoo Halloween in 2014. Attendance in 2014 was just 337 people …read more.

Greater Warsaw Cooperative Preschool hosted the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Friday, Sept. 20. Jon, the zoo’s animal specialist, led the students through a program called “Lincoln Animal Tales.” Each student from the morning and afternoon 4-5 year old classes spun an alphabet wheel, listened to a story and had the opportunity to pet Rose, …read more.