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Linda Hardwick, VP of Marketing, Communications & Events | lhardwick@phoenixzoo.org | 602.914.4363
For general questions or photo requests, email communications@phoenixzoo.org
PRESS RELEASES
AUGUST 15, 2025
Michael, thirty-eight years old, one of the Phoenix Zoo’s much-loved orangutans, is recovering after undergoing a second surgery to remove a rare type of cancer.
AUGUST 11, 2025
The Phoenix Zoo’s Wild Side Gallery is thrilled to announce its next dynamic exhibit: Comic Conservation, opening September 4, 2025, and running through January 25, 2026. This one-of-a-kind exhibit fuses the colorful world of comic art with the inspiring mission of wildlife conservation.
JUNE 12, 2025
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo is pleased to share continued progress on its new, state-of-the-art Veterinary Medical Center.
JUNE 9, 2025
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo celebrated its 30,000th Chiricahua leopard frog released to the wild on June 3, 2025.
MAY 8, 2025
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo family is saddened to share the passing of 59-year-old female Asian elephant, Indu.
APRIL 3, 2025
This new habitat is a state-of-the-art space dedicated to showcasing and caring for some of Arizona’s most elusive native predators – mountain lion and jaguars.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo is excited to break ground on the highly anticipated Veterinary Medical Center, encompassing the Midwestern University Zoological Institute and the JoEllen and Philip Doornbos Veterinary Student Center.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its Big Cats of Arizona: A Bridge to Arizona Wilderness, habitat in early April, a state-of-the-art space dedicated to showcasing and caring for some of Arizona’s most elusive native predators – mountain lions and jaguars.
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo welcomed three litters of narrow-headed gartersnakes at its Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center in mid-to-late August.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation (ACNC)/Phoenix Zoo is embarking on a significant public fundraising campaign to build a new 27,000 square foot veterinary medical center. The new Center is scheduled to break ground in February of 2025, with an expected completion date in late 2026. The public’s help is needed to raise the remaining $6.2 million.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The Phoenix Zoo is excited to announce they will welcome the stunning photographs of Thomas D. Mangelsen to the Zoo’s Wild Side Gallery for a stunning exhibition debuting in January of 2026.
AUGUST 27, 2024
The Phoenix Zoo is proud to be selected as one of the three leading zoos to host the 2024 “Toss the Tusk” event, organized by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums’ Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (WTA) in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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