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September 05, 2024

Zoo Views

Zoo Views: The Plight of a Tortoise: Why Care?

The radiated tortoise is one of the most frequently trafficked wildlife animals on Earth putting the species at risk of extinction.

April 24, 2024

Zoo Views

Wildlife Tracking in St. Louis

Dr. Stella Uiterwaal, a post-doctoral researcher with Forest Park Living, discusses her interest in wildlife as a child, her work with Forest Park Living Lab and the steps it takes to track wildlife in Forest Park and around St. Louis.

March 04, 2024

Zoo Views

Lessons from lemurs: Saint Louis Zoo grant allows keeper to work in Madagascar

Primate Keeper Emma Ahern always dreamed of observing lemurs in the only place in the world where they live in the wild: Madagascar.

June 29, 2023

Zoo Views

See and Be Your True Self

In his recent blog, Saint Louis Zoo Director Michael Macek shares his story of seeing and being his true self.

May 25, 2023

Zoo Views

Notes from the Field: A Dream Come True in Armenia

During recent fieldwork in Armenia, Herpetarium Keeper Isaac Wilson supported conserving animals in Western Asia, specifically Armenia, through the Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Conservation in Western Asia.

October 18, 2022

Zoo Views

Zoo experts could be breakout stars in race against future pandemics

This Year of the Pandemic has been unrelentingly cruel, but there are a few things it wasn't: unexpected, unforeseen or a surprise.