Silver Spring, Maryland (September 21, 2012) – The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) today announced that The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “Only zoos and aquariums that meet the highest standards are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums,” said AZA President and CEO Jim Maddy. [...]
Read More »Free Fall Baltimore celebrates its seventh year by bringing wonderful free cultural activities to your doorstep. With more than 300 unique events scheduled, you’ll be able to find an exciting activity on almost every day in October. We’d like to thank our participating organizations that are hosting these terrific offerings. The Maryland Zoo is proud [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE – 409,843 spins of the turnstiles! The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is celebrating a successful end to Fiscal Year 2012 with a total count of 409,843 visitors, an increase of 35,232 visitors over FY2011. “As with most businesses, we set higher goals for ourselves every year, and this year we were thrilled to hit [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – Start the school year rolling with these events at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore! Start fast and strong with “Jungle Jack Hanna”, and learn a little bit about your new friends while celebrating African Penguin and Primate Awareness day! Jack Hanna’s “Into the Wild-LIVE” at Goucher College September 7│ 7:00 PM│ Goucher [...]
Read More »Fall beer festival to be held in conjunction with Baltimore Beer Week BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to announce “OktoBEARfest,” a Fall beer festival to be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012, in conjunction with Baltimore Beer Week. The event runs from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm at the Zoo’s [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of Sam, a keel-billed toucan, one of the Zoo’s most well known Animal Ambassadors. Sam was humanely euthanized at the Zoo today after it was determined that his quality of life was becoming increasingly impaired by several medical issues. He was approximately [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to host one of wildlife’s biggest fans and supporters, “Jungle Jack” Hanna, director emeritus of The Columbus Zoo and host of “Into The Wild” and “Wild Countdown,” nationally syndicated television shows. Jack will be appearing on Friday, September 7, 2012, at 7:00 pm in the Kraushaar [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming a new arrival – a female addra gazelle calf born on Saturday, June 9, 2012, just prior to midnight. The calf, named Sparrow, weighed 4.6kg (10 pounds) at birth, and is being reared by her mother, 10-year-old Pearl. “Pearl did not show interest in her [...]
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Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the birth of an African pygmy goat kid. Born on Sunday, June 10 to the Zoo’s African pygmy goat pair Lex and Lois, Lana is the first kid to be born at the Zoo in many years. “Lex and Lois came to the [...]
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