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The ABQ BioPark Zoo has a lot to look forward to this spring
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 2 months agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Now that spring is here, the ABQ BioPark is seeing an influx of visitors....
ABQ BioPark Zoo opens new Asia habitat
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 5—Dreaming big is paying off for the ABQ BioPark Zoo. The Albuquerque institution completes its largest addition to the zoo since 1996 when the Asia habitat opens to the public today. " ...
ABQ BioPark's Tonka, second oldest male Sumatran orangutan in US, dies at 44
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 20—A beloved ABQ BioPark Zoo orangutan has died. Tonka, 44, was the second-oldest male Sumatran orangutan in the United States, according to BioPark. He was euthanized Friday after dealing ...
ABQ BioPark Zoo program offers training, opportunities
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 31—Think of it as zoo school — a way for animal keepers and aquarists at the ABQ BioPark to acquire additional knowledge and skills in animal care and maintenance, move into new and higher ...
Abilene Zoo acquires lion siblings from Albuquerque zoo
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Abilene Zoo has added two African lions from ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico -...
ABQ BioPark announces Western lowland gorilla is pregnant
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 1 month agoALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new addition is coming to the ABQ BioPark Zoo. The BioPark revealed Nia...
BioPark orangutan baby Bulan named for celestial event
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—The male baby Sumatran orangutan born May 15 at the ABQ BioPark Zoo has a name: Bulan. Bulan, in the Indonesian language, means lunar eclipse or blood moon, according to a Friday announcement ...
Bird flu precaution closes BioPark Zoo penguin exhibit
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 11—As a precaution against the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, the Penguin Chill exhibit at the ABQ BioPark Zoo has been closed until further notice, BioPark officials said ...
Don't feel blue about these iguanas
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 4—Igor sits across a rock, soaking up a beam of sunlight streaming through a skylight above his enclosure at the ABQ BioPark Zoo — the scales covering his plump body taking on an iridescent ...
First baby gorilla born at zoo in 20 years
Albuquerque Journal, N.M. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 12—For the first time in nearly 20 years, a baby western lowland gorilla has been born at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. The baby gorilla was born Wednesday to mother Samantha and father Kojo. "Because ...