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Missouri conservationists have reached an important milestone in their effort to save hellbender salamanders. In August, the number released into the wild topped 10,000. Scientists say it’s an important moment for the endangered species.
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The zoo plans a $230 million, 425-acre park in Spanish Lake where the animals can roam free in natural habitats.
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Leopard cubs Anya and Irinia were born last month and will remain in a private space for the next few months. Fewer than 100 Amur leopards remain in the wild.
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Three of the St. Louis Zoo’s nine elephants are 50 years old. Known as the “golden girls,” the geriatric elephants require special care.
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Hellbenders once thrived in cold, fast-moving Missouri streams, but their populations have plummeted since the 1980s.
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Eight animals in the zoo’s Big Cat Country habitat likely caught the coronavirus from a human carrier, zoo officials said. The cats had all received the COVID-19 vaccine and are expected to make a full recovery.
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Developed by Lindenwood University and the St. Louis Zoo, the GeoZoo curriculum received a grant.
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The St. Louis Zoo has vaccinated about 35 mammals against COVID-19, including chimpanzees, orangutans, lemurs, foxes and many big cats. Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai explains why on “St. Louis on the Air.”
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Dwight Scott is a Missouri native who has been executive director of the San Diego Zoo since 2013. St. Louis Zoo leaders said Scott will complete its expansion into north St. Louis County.
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St. Louis Zoo researchers enlisted the help of a team of Boykin spaniels to search for three-toed box turtles in a quest to find out more about the emerging ranavirus, which causes respiratory disease among reptiles and amphibians.