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Lincoln Park Zoo
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Chicago, IL 8,656 followers
Inspire communities to create environments where wildlife will thrive in our urbanizing world.
About us
Lincoln Park Zoo inspires communities to create environments where wildlife will thrive in our urbanizing world. The zoo is a leader in local and global conservation, animal care and welfare, learning, and science. A historic Chicago landmark founded in 1868, the not-for-profit Lincoln Park Zoo, is a privately-managed, member-supported organization and is free and open 365 days a year.
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http://www.lpzoo.org/
External link for Lincoln Park Zoo
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chicago, IL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1868
- Specialties
- Conservation, Education, Science, Animal Care, and Animal Welfare
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Primary
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614, US
Employees at Lincoln Park Zoo
Updates
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Let's talk about numbers. At Lincoln Park Zoo, conservation is our mission, and science is the method. With one of the largest zoo-based conservation and science programs in the country, Lincoln Park Zoo is dedicated to using science to conserve wildlife and provide better care. If you break it down by the numbers, since 1989 our scientific team has.... 🦁 Supported 500+ species with science based management recommendations 🤝 Partnered with 100+ universities, NGOs, government agencies, and zoos and aquariums around the world 🔍 Studied 250+ wildlife species from Chicago to the Republic of Congo 🧑🎓 Trained 450+ undergraduate interns, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows 📝Published 275+ scientific articles and book chapters
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Have you heard about the Urban Wildlife Information Network? The Urban Wildlife Information Network (UWIN), coordinated by Lincoln Park Zoo’s Urban Wildlife Institute, is an alliance of ecologists and educators across the globe. Members of the network use shared methods to collect data on how wildlife adapt to and use cities. Developed at Lincoln Park Zoo, protocols involving camera trapping and other monitoring methods are employed at each city in the network. By comparing data, researchers can understand differences in animal behavior across regions and find patterns that remain consistent around the world. UWIN works to provide city planners, wildlife managers, and researchers with the tools needed to make cities part of the solution to the biodiversity crisis. UWIN is always accepting inquiries and proposals for institutions to join the network!
Partners of the Urban Wildlife Information Network
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Our teams are hurting and we are grieving. Please keep the Animal Care and Veterinary Services teams in your thoughts during this time.
I am heartbroken to share the loss of African lion cub, Lomelok. Lomelok’s recovery from his spinal surgery in March had been slow and steady. However, after many weeks of progress, medical intervention and physical therapy, it was clear Lomelok was not on the path to recover to the full life of a young lion cub. When he recently presented with a gastrointenstinal obstruction that would require another intense surgery and long recovery in isolation, the difficult decision was made to pursue euthanasia and say goodbye. My heart goes out to the Animal Care and Veterinary teams, and I am thinking of all who will be affected by the loss of this special lion cub.
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Despite a 2022 court ruling that chimps used for research must be relocated to retirement at a sanctuary, the National Institutes of Health still has no plans to move the 26 chimps currently housed in a government laboratory. Their rationale is that the chimps are too sick to travel. The problem with that? They’ve said the chimps have been moribund, or on the brink of sudden death, for more than 5 years. Experts, including Lincoln Park Zoo’s Dr. Lester E. Fisher director of veterinary medicine Dr. Kathryn Gamble, say that N.I.H. must consider that the risks of transport are outweighed by the enormous potential benefits of being placed in appropriate sanctuary care at Chimp Haven, our sanctuary partner. Learn more via The New York Times:
Fate of Retired Research Chimps Still in Limbo
https://www.nytimes.com
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We're featured on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom! Learn how you can help protect chimps by being mindful of what you ❤️ on social media, and about how Lincoln Park Zoo is helping pave the way to a brighter future for these charismatic creatures.
How Your Social Media Can Help Protect Chimpanzees
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Congratulations to Liza Lehrer, who was named one of this year’s Biota Award winners by the Walder Foundation! 👏 Liza was selected for her research titled BatTracker: community-driven research to monitor bats and connect Chicago residents to nature. 🦇
The Walder Foundation’s 2024 Biota Award recipients have been named! All five awardees are working to restore, protect and conserve biodiversity in the Chicago region and beyond: Sean Hoban of The Morton Arboretum Liza Lehrer of Lincoln Park Zoo Gabriela Nunez-Mir of University of Illinois Chicago Yoel Stuart of Loyola University Chicago Benjamin Van Doren of University of Illinois College of ACES Research projects range from identifying invasive plant threats and saving threatened trees from climate change to how bats, birds, people and buildings can co-exist. Each awardee will receive funding over three years to develop unique, on-the-ground solutions to some of the most pressing biodiversity challenges in the Chicagoland area. For more information on this year’s recipients, visit https://lnkd.in/gEC9QcsM #environmentalsustainability #biodiversityresearch #biodiversity #Chicago #BiotaAwards
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Keep an eye out for a new meadow-like installation on South Lawn! This huge garden is primarily made up of native plants, including a variety of carex, grasses and flowering forbs. In early spring, these grass-like perennials will support wildlife by providing food, generating nesting material, and acting as a shelter for small critters. 🌾 A big shoutout to Horticulture staff and volunteers!
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Lincoln Park Zoo reposted this
Head to Lincoln Park Zoo’s social media, blog, and YouTube for the second edition of Diving Deeper, a week-long takeover of the zoo’s channels that explores the zoo’s stories in a deep, meaningful way. The second edition of Diving Deeper just wrapped up, and the focus was on the Urban Wildlife Institute! Through social media posts, video, and blog articles, the zoo gives people an opportunity to learn more about the animals with whom we share our city, explore the vastness of the Urban Wildlife Information Network, discover the collaborative process of urban wildlife data collection, reexamine their definition of and relationship with city-dwelling animals, and more. Be sure to follow @LincolnParkZoo and check out lpzoo.org/urbanwildlife to follow along!
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Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
Following successful reintroductions to the three other young male lions, Lomelok’s care and veterinary teams have made the decision to allow intermittent yard access starting today! This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing world-class care, dedication, and passion of our animal care and vet teams. Thank you to everyone who has continued to followed along with this journey!
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