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San Antonio Zoo® Aquarium Team Earns Prestigious Honor

San Antonio Zoo is proud to announce the aquarium team has earned the prestigious Zoological Association of America’s Ex Situ Conservation award for their continued work with five species of endangered, critically endangered, and extinct in the wild Mexican freshwater fish.

San Antonio Zoo® Honors 2020 Wildlife Conservation Award Winners

San Antonio Zoo is pleased to recognize Matthew Winkler and the Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation as recipients of its 2020 Wildlife Conservation Award, an annual award that recognizes those who exemplify a strong commitment to conservation leadership.

San Antonio Zoo Helps the Bora Indigenous People Survive in the Amazon During Pandemic

San Antonio Zoo® is proud to conduct conservation work worldwide through its Center for Conservation and Research. Amid a global pandemic, conservation partners had additional needs of support.

San Antonio Zoo Celebrates the Holiday Season with Whataburger Zoo Lights

San Antonio Zoo invites you to join in the excitement. When the animals tuck in at night, the zoo is transformed into a WILD winter wonderland filled with a jaw-dropping array of twinkling lights and holiday cheer during Whataburger Zoo Lights.

Rhinos at San Antonio Zoo Now Exploring Giraffe Savanna Doubling the Size of The Savanna

Earlier this week, after much planning, design, construction, and most importantly, training, both rhinos passed through 'The Savanna Crossing' into the giraffe savanna for the very first time.

San Antonio Zoo Honors U.S. Military Personnel with Free Admission During Zoo Salutes presented by The USAA Foundation, Inc.

San Antonio Zoo® is showing appreciation to the United States military by offering free admission for the entire month of November.

San Antonio Zoo’s Timothy The Hippo Makes Final Push For Presidency

A few weeks ago, San Antonio Zoo's famous hippo Timothy announced in his weekly letter to Fiona The Hippo from Cincinnati Zoo that he was considering running for President or Hippo Of the United States of America (HOTUS).

Celebrate Fall at San Antonio Zoo with a Good Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Bash!

Starting at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, the zoo will be passing out FREE candy to all of our fellow candy lovers at our trick-or-treat stations sponsored by H-E-B.

San Antonio Zoo Included in American Humane's Conservation Documentary “Escape From Extinction``

San Antonio Zoo today announced its inclusion in American Humane's inaugural feature-length documentary, “Escape From Extinction”, opening in cities nationwide this month through Concert Films, LLC.

Archive

November 2020

October 2020

  • 10-2-2020 – San Antonio Zoo Launches “Road to Recovery” Fundraiser Paver Campaign
  • 10-12-2020 – San Antonio Zoo® Is Looking For Their Next King And Queen Of The Jungle!  (Kids Zoo Ball)
  • 10-29-20 San Antonio Zoo Dia De Candy
  • 10-30-20 San Antonio Zoo Adds Senior Leader

September 2020

  • 9-1-2020: San Antonio Zoo Honors Frontline Heroes with FREE Admission to Zoo the Entire Month of September
  • 9-17-2020: San Antonio Zoo Ushers in Halloween Season with Zoo Boo!, Trick-or-Treat Stations Sponsored by HEB, Zoo Fiesta Medals, Drive Thru Zoo Boo!, and even a Chupacabra
  • 9-17-2020: San Antonio Zoo Ushers In Halloween Season w/ Zoo boo!
  • 9-25-2020: New Species Arrive at San Antonio Zoo

August 2020

  • 8-7-20 San Antonio Zoo Goes Virtual with Largest Annual Fundraiser Zoo Ball
  • 8-13-20 Center for Conservation and Research at San Antonio Zoo Celebrates More Hatchings of Texas Horned Lizards 
  • 08-7-20 San Antonio Zoo goes Virtual with Largest Annual Fundraiser Zoo Ball
  • 8-13-20 Horned Toads Successfully Hatched

July 2020

  • ‘7-16-20 – San Antonio Zoo® Celebrates Hatching Bird Extinct in the Wild
  • 7/8/20 – San Antonio Zoo® Offers Guests A Choice -Popular Drive Thru Zoo Experience or Walk thru the Zoo
  • 7/7/20 – 50th Anniversary of the Great Little Train Robbery

June 2020

  • 6/11/20 – Local Walmart Managers Rally to Support San Antonio Zoo® by Donating $25,500 towards the zoo’s Recovery Fund
  • 6/09/20 – Quarantine Baby Boom at San Antonio Zoo®
  • 6/05/20 – San Antonio Zoo® Provides New Version of Dream Night to Local Pediatric Patients

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