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DatePress Releases
June 17, 2008Reticulated giraffe baby is born. PDF
June 12, 2008Rare Amur leopard cub born at Saint Louis Zoo. Cub is being hand-raised in Children's Zoo. PDF
May 23, 2008Saint Louis Zoo announces long-range strategic planPDF
May 21, 2008Endangered Amur tiger quintuplets born at the Saint Louis ZooPDF
April 30, 2008Saint Louis Zoo receives LEED certification for Orthwein Animal Nutrition CenterPDF
April 23, 2008New baby Somali wild ass born at Saint Louis Zoo63k PDF
April 11, 2008Dinoroarus opens April 18, 2008
Meet the dinosaurs
PDF
February 12, 2008Awesome Amphibians exhibit to open on Leap Day, February 29, 2008Press Kit
September 12, 2007Saigh Foundation announces $1.725 million endowment to Saint Louis Zoo
Background of the Fred Saigh Foundation
Fred Saigh Curator of the Children's Zoo Biography
69k PDF
80k PDF
81k PDF
June 28, 2007

New Orthwein Animal Nutrition Center will offer state-of-the-art efficiency,
research and conservation

Press Kit PDF

May 1, 2007

National City announces $500,000 commitment and sponsorship
of Saint Louis Zoo's Sea Lion Show and Arena

43k PDF

April 4, 2007Zoo acquires two African lions (photo attached)48k PDF
March 7, 2007Elephant calf receives a name: Jade38k PDF
February 26, 2007Asian elephant born February 25, 200737k PDF
February 5, 2007Missouri House passes elephant resolution39k PDF
January 31, 2007King Penguin Chick Hatched at Penguin & Puffin Coast35k PDF
December 27, 2006New Saint Louis Zoo Smoking Policy takes effect Jan. 2, 200770k PDF
December 19, 2006Matschie's tree kangaroo baby peeks out of mother's pouch40k PDF
September 18, 2006Solving the Asian carp conundrum23k PDF
September 5, 2006Zoo sets attendance record for Labor Day Weekend16k PDF
August 29, 2006Baby elephant receives a name: Maliha24k PDF
August 21, 2006Zoo's Baby Asian Elephant Will Make Public Debut on August 25PDF
June 20, 2006Komodo Dragon at Herpetarium18k PDF
May 26, 2006Animals Always Sculpture Unveiled29k PDF
May 1, 2006Insectarium Admission is Free20k PDF
April 20, 2006Groundbreaking for Animals Always Sculpture76k PDF
April 14, 2006Zoo Welcomes Spring Babies20k PDF
February 15, 2006Build-A-Bear Workshop to Open Store at Saint Louis Zoo27k PDF
October 20, 2005Wildlife Contraception Center Honored By Award18k PDF
October 13, 2005St. Louis Zoo President Achieves High International Position21k PDF
September 21, 2005Animals Always Sculpture Press Kit
New landmark sculpture by Albert Paley announced
September 9, 2005Charles H. Hoessle Sculpture Unveiling28k PDF
June 1, 2005Three Somali Wild Asses Move into St. Louis Zoo Home24k PDF
February 25, 2005Zoo Featured on Animal Planet's Ultimate Zoo18k PDF
January 7, 2005Zoo to Contribute to Tsunami Relief, Elephant Conservation14k PDF
2004
December 16, 2004Takin Birth -- Third calf born in three years to rare species12k PDF
June 30, 2004Orangutan Baby Born17k PDF
June 18, 2004New Cypress Swamp Exhibit Opens31k PDF
June 18, 2004Zoo Will Light 1904 Flight Cage21k PDF
May 20, 2004Asian Elephants Raja and Sri Expecting17k PDF
May 5, 2004St. Louis Zoo Launches WildCare Institute34k PDF
May 5, 2004Zoo Friends Association Pledges $19 Million for Endowment33k PDF
January 28, 2004St. Louis Zoo Sends Bongos to Homeland30k PDF
January 4, 2004Zoo Surpasses 3,000,000 Visitors in 200317k PDF

2003

December 11, 2003Beautiful Baby Takin Born at St. Louis Zoo18k PDF
December 2, 2003St. Louis Zoo Ships Tadpoles to Puerto Rican Homeland18k PDF
November 7, 2003Major Gift to 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage25k PDF
September 19, 2003Zoo Plays Role in Micronesian Kingfisher Reintroduction21k PDF
September 15, 2003Hoessle Honored with AZA's Marlin Perkins Award23k PDF
September 8, 2003Cell-ebrate Orangutans! Re-cycle Your Cell Phone21k PDF
September 3, 2003Zoo Will Transform 1904 Flight Cage into Cypress Swamp24k PDF
August 25, 2003St. Louis Zoo Receives Grant for Energy Audit21k PDF
August 4, 2003St. Louis Zoo Heads Up Madagascar Fauna Group22k PDF
July 29, 2003Asian Elephant Raja Meets Girl Next Door23k PDF
June 24, 2003St. Louis Zoo Makes Major Breakthrough with Wolf Births21k PDF
May 21, 2003St. Louis Zoo Opens Conservation Carousel20k PDF
March 19, 2003New Weekly 'At the Zoo' Show on KMOV TV21k PDF

Before 2003

December 9, 2002Grants for Sustainability Project in Bosawas, Nicaragua22k PDF
March 1, 2002St. Louis Zoo Expands Avian Health Survey in Galapagos21k PDF
November 15, 1999St. Louis Zoo Named Wildlife Contraception Center22k PDF