Zoo New England

For 25 summers now, we have been working alongside ZooTeens at Franklin Park Zoo. This summer job program employs young Bostonians in a variety of departments—from education to animal care to marketing. Watch to see how it has been changing lives for a quarter century.

We are grateful to work with the city’s Green Ribbon Commission toward a more sustainable future! Thank you, Ivy S., for highlighting a few of our recent green initiatives in the Boston Globe Media — like adding rain gardens by the Bactrian camel habitat at Franklin Park Zoo. 🌿

We're not the only ones excited about our salamander conservation work in the Middlesex Fells. The Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation recently recognized two members of our Field Conservation team with their Wilson Flagg Award for “individuals and organizations whose activities increased awareness and appreciation of the Fells flora and fauna.” Congratulations to John Berkholtz, Bryan Windmiller and our entire conservation team. Zoo New England is committed to our marbled salamander research and reintroduction work, and this honor adds to our resolve. Thank you, Friends! Learn more about our salamander conservation work→ https://lnkd.in/eBWwQcXY

At Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo, we celebrate diversity and inclusivity — from biological diversity in natural ecosystems to the beautiful richness of diversity among the many people in our world. Join us in recognizing Pride Month at our zoos.

Another wildly successful Zootopia is in the books! We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, our guests and everyone who helped make last night’s gala a record-setting and memorable success. Our generous supporters helped raise more than $810,000, empowering Zoo New England to build on our mission of conservation, education and exemplary animal care at Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo. Thank you!

The work week is underway, but we're thinking weekend. Our Zootopia gala is this Saturday at Franklin Park Zoo! We can't wait to party with hosts Matt Noyes, President and Co-Founder of 1DegreeOutside, and Latoyia Edwards, NBC10 Boston Morning Anchor, and our guests. It'll be a wild evening of dinner, dancing, animal encounters and a boisterous live auction. This kind of fun only happens with lots of support. We are deeply grateful to NBC10 Boston and WBUR for making this event possible. Can't wait until Saturday? Get in on the fun today with our online auction. We're adding more auction items all the time, bid early and often to support our conservation, education and animal care programs. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eX-Gz_XT

We have something to ROAR about! This spot about Franklin Park Zoo, which you may have seen on a screen near you, was recently recognized with a Telly Awards. The brilliant and creative minds at ELEMENT are behind this video, we are honored and humbled to be working with them. Now doesn't it make you want to visit with Dinari lion?!

Need some feel-good news for the long weekend? Kick back with this conservation success story about markhor. Our latest Conservation Blog post dives into the geology, human history and current conservation efforts of markhor in honor of the recently declared International Markhor Day. Get reading: https://lnkd.in/eJU7wBKV #Conservation #ZNEconservation #InternationalMarkhorDay

Zoo New England’s leadership and expertise in veterinary medicine and genomics was recently highlighted in The Atlantic online. Dr. Eric Baitchman, Zoo New England’s Vice President of Animal Health and Conservation, and Dr. Rachel Johnston, Zoo New England’s Conservation Genomics Scientist, spoke with staff writer Katherine J. Wu about a troubling trend of heart disease in meerkats. The veterinary mystery sparked a deeper dive into animal genetics and collaborations across the country to better understand the genetics of animals in our care. #genetics #research #veterinarymedicine #ZNEconservation

For World Turtle Day, get to know the intrepid naturalists who are helping our turtle conservation programs during our busiest season this summer. #WorldTurtleDay #turtles #conservation #ZooNewEngland