Memphis Zoo welcomes critically endangered baby orangutan
The delivery took place after months of preparation with the support of the Memphis Zoo’s animal care and veterinary teams.
Topic: Memphis Zoo
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December 2025
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November 2025
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Overton Park’s Old Forest fence formally falls: ‘The Old Forest is whole again’
The Thursday, Nov. 13, formal opening of the new Old Forest acreage served as an epitaph for the conflict over what to do about overflow Memphis Zoo parking on the Overton Park greensward.
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September 2025
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Where do baby zoo animals come from? Maybe not exactly where you think
The Memphis Zoo is identifying pregnant animals and using innovative techniques to bring endangered species back from the brink of extinction.
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Memphis Zoo expands ‘Free Tuesdays’ program, adds new rules
The Memphis Zoo is expanding its program to offer free admission on Tuesdays year-round.
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August 2025
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Elephants, sharks and a $250M plan: Zoo renovation details take shape
By bringing in new animals, expanding for the current ones and revamping spaces like the aquarium, the Memphis Zoo renovation will transform outdated exhibits. “Talk about immersive. You will be transported,” the CEO said.
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Memphis Zoo’s only male lion dies
Although not a native Memphian, he was the “face of the Memphis Zoo” for nearly 15 years.
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Overton Park looks ahead to new parkland — and less parking
Kaci Murley remembers well the fights about the future of the Greensward.
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July 2025
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Memphis Zoo mourns loss of ‘beloved’ animal
Kwizera came from New York to Memphis more than 15 years ago.
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June 2025
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Vaughan talks future legislative ideas, reelection plans at Collierville chamber
Rep. Kevin Vaughan weighed in on the suburb’s reliance on Memphis Light, Gas and Water and on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools state takeover.
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May 2025
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Memphis Zoo’s evolving role in conservation comes at a cost
Memphis Zoo CEO Matt Thompson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about rising costs and lower attendance figures as well as how the zoo’s focus on elephants in an upcoming exhibit.
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April 2025
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Memphis Zoo makes big plans as attendance dips
Although the capital and operating funds are separate, the new capital projects are expected to push attendance up, which raises more money for the zoo to operate.
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February 2025
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Governor’s budget includes millions for Memphis Zoo, Downtown safety
Gov. Bill Lee’s inclusion of a proposed Downtown safety program comes as the city has embarked on a plan for hardening security on FedExForum game nights.
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December 2024
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Thanks to her role in ‘Mufasa,’ Pilar is a star
Hollywood sound designer Watson Wu spent a week in Memphis in 2022 recording sounds at the zoo for “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
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November 2024
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City, county collab raises $100M to help Memphians in poverty
The Memphis City Council will dig into the “cross-governmental” More for Memphis plan, solar arrays to power the zoo and more at their meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12.
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October 2024
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Two Sumatran tigers leaving Memphis Zoo
Two male Sumatran tigers are leaving the Memphis Zoo next week in efforts to continue breeding the endangered subspecies. Two females will remain here, with another male expected next year, zoo officials said.
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September 2024
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Le Bonheur team puts their heart into caring for Memphis Zoo bonobos
A hospital team arrived at the Memphis Zoo with a full-size ultrasound machine to perform and interpret EKGs for two of the great apes, an endangered species.
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July 2024
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Memphis Zoo funding new research center in Sri Lanka
Construction on the eco-friendly research station in Sri Lanka began in 2023 and is scheduled to open later this year.
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May 2024
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The grass menagerie: Memphis Zoo unveils vision for a new Veldt
As part of the zoo’s new comprehensive plan, they want to focus on “a naturalistic and immersive” experience for guests and a good one for animals, too.
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Memphis Zoo plans $250M in investments
The first phase of the new, comprehensive campus plan would be a $75 million update to the zoo’s Africa exhibit, which was described in zoo documents as “dated.”
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April 2024
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Gallery: A live look at the solar eclipse
Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber photographed the eclipse, and those watching the eclipse, on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the University of Memphis and Overton Park.
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At Memphis Zoo, people and animals soak in solar eclipse
There was an undeniable buzz inside the Memphis Zoo as attendees waited for the partial solar eclipse to hit its maximum percentage.
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March 2024
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Fenced-off area of Overton Park to reopen
For decades, a dozen acres of old-growth forest have been separated from Overton Park by a chain-link fence, but the area could reconnect to the park’s existing trail system by the end of the year.
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February 2024
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Solar panels at Memphis Zoo could be first for city
The Memphis Zoo consumes more than a tenth of all the power used at city-owned facilities, not including the city’s wastewater treatment plants.
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Memphis Zoo’s vet hospital to undergo renovations
The announcement of the renovations comes after a two-year fundraising push, the goal of which was specifically to update the hospital.
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December 2023
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Wrapper’s delight: A guide to Memphis holiday gifts
Give the gift of locally made products or unique Memphis experiences this holiday season. Need ideas? Our staff gift guide is here to help.
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