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An $18 million expansion and renovation effort for Blank Park Zoo — the largest in Zoo history — kicks off today through the “Expand the Impact” Capital Campaign.

Temporary proactive measures are being put in place at Blank Park Zoo to protect avian species that live at the Zoo from H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza. A case of HPAI was found in birds in Potawatomie County in southwestern Iowa.  
 

A male giraffe calf was born to Skye the giraffe on Monday, January 18, 2021.

Officials from Iowa’s Blank Park Zoo have announced the opening of the Holmes Foster Event Center, which will be home to educational activities, conservation programing, recreational events and private gatherings such as business meetings, weddings and reunions.

Samburu, elderly giraffe, passes away at Blank Park Zoo

Blank Park Zoo Issues Statements on Zoo Lights; Great Cats

Officials from Iowa’s Blank Park Zoo are announcing today that a California sea lion has arrived and now lives at the Zoo’s Hub Harbor seal and sea lion habitat. ‘Meatball,’ a rescued and non-releasable female California sea lion recently moved from the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) in Laguna Beach, California.

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Blank Park Zoo, Science Center of Iowa and the Iowa Children's Museum are offering a ticket booklet that features single-use passes for admission to all three organizations.

Blank Park Zoo is excited to announce a partnership with KultureCity to develop the Sensory Friendly Zoo Initiative. The goals of this initiative are to raise awareness of Sensory Processing Disorders (SPDs) among Zoo staff and throughout the community, to increase accessibility throughout the Zoo grounds for visitors with SPDs and to promote inclusive experiences for visitors with SPDs. The initiative came about after a partnership with a team of leaders in the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute’s 2018 Community Leadership Program.

Two Zebras, named Duke and Duchess now live at Blank Park Zoo.