Off Exhibit: To Africa for Penguins

Zoo staff selfie with African penguins on a rocky shore in the background

Episode #25

How far is the Maryland Zoo willing to go on behalf of endangered penguins? All the way to South Africa and back. Recently, Penguin Coast Area Manger Jess Phillips made the 8,000 mile journey to the southern cape of Africa to attend a global conference in support of the world’s penguins. And penguins need us now more than ever. What did he learn? And how is the Maryland Zoo deepening its commitment to penguin conservation? Come along on a wild journey to where penguins need us most and find out what’s being done to protect the wild populations of birds from the very real threat of extinction.

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