There are 116 article(s) tagged Memphis Zoo:

• December 2019

  • The Early Word: Waste and water, Confederates and crafts

    Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Dec. 18. Today, the federal government is expected to announce a new initiative for seven cities, one of them being Memphis. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 18, 2019

  • Council backs beer at Memphis Zoo bill

    Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday, Dec. 17, to back state legislation that would allow the Memphis Zoo to sell beer during its regular business hours.

    By Bill Dries December 17, 2019

  • Memphis Zoo announces even more cute fuzziness with new baby penguins

    The Memphis Zoo's waddle of penguins grows with two new babies.

    By Linda A. Moore December 13, 2019

  • Memphis Zoo could soon sell alcohol beverages

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey and House Minority Leader Karen Camper are sponsoring legislation that would allow the zoo to sell alcoholic beverages during regular operating hours.

    By Sam Stockard December 12, 2019

• October 2019

  • Memphis Zoo unveils Cat Country’s newest residents

    Zookeepers and staff veterinarians proudly introduced two sister jaguar cubs during a gender-reveal neonatal exam. They’re the zoo’s first newborn jaguars in more than 25 years.

    By Erinn Figg October 10, 2019

• September 2019

  • Behind the scenes, the Memphis Zoo works to save a snake from extinction

    The Memphis Zoo, in partnership with other zoos and wildlife organizations, is working to save the Louisiana Pine Snake from extinction.

    By John Klyce September 02, 2019

• August 2019

  • Zoo parking lot reconfiguration to begin Monday

    Work on the Prentiss Place parking lot is the first of three phases and sets the stage for the next two phases starting this fall or winter. The work also begins as the new president of the zoo talks about a change in the zoo's direction.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2019

• July 2019

  • Working toward a better zoo for everyone

    The first-ever master plan for the zoo was developed in 1986 and was finished with the completion of Zambezi River Hippo Camp in 2016. It is now time for a new vision. Not for a bigger Memphis Zoo, but for a better Memphis Zoo.

    By Jim Dean July 25, 2019

  • Conaway: Backward and forward in the zoo parking lot

    Parking, the issue that buried decades of goodwill in greensward mud, will once again be used to define and differentiate the Memphis Zoo experience. 

    By Dan Conaway July 19, 2019

  • Memphis Zoo adds VIP valet parking

    The Memphis Zoo has added a new VIP Valet parking option for visitors.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2019

• June 2019

  • Zoo parking reconfiguration to begin this summer

    Work begins this summer on the reconfiguration of Memphis Zoo parking designed to end the 30-year practice of parking on the Overton Park greensward.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2019

  • New zoo president and CEO remembers past, looks to future

    A new master plan and renovations to the west end of the Memphis Zoo are among the plans of its new president and CEO, who has returned to his hometown. 

    By John Klyce June 03, 2019

• May 2019

  • Former Memphis Zoo CEO Roger Knox dies at 81

    Roger T. Knox, who led the Memphis Zoo into prominence as its chief executive officer, has died.

    By Omer Yusuf May 23, 2019

  • Memphis Zoo hopes research will help endangered toads

    Researchers from the Memphis Zoo have conducted the first study of reproduction in the smooth-sided toad, with the hopes of eventually helping out endangered species.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2019

• April 2019

  • Memphis Zoo employee works with elephant organization in Africa, brings knowledge back home

    The Memphis Zoo works with Elephants for Africa to lower conflicts between elephants and humans.

    By John Klyce April 22, 2019

  • Memphis Zoo names new president, CEO

    Memphis Zoo has named a new president and CEO, native Memphian, Jim Dean.

    By Natalie Pilgrim April 10, 2019