Sea Lion Sound voted “Best Zoo Exhibit” The Saint Louis Zoo was chosen for the second year in a row as the top winner in the “Best Zoo” category of the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards contest sponsored by USA TODAY. […]
St. Louis County Council passes zoo tax bill proposal
The St. Louis County Council at its weekly meeting on Tuesday passed legislation that would put a question on the ballot asking if county residents are in favor of a sales tax that would go towards a new Saint Louis […]
STL County Council delays vote on legislation that would ask voters whether they support a tax for Saint Louis Zoo subdistrict
During the St. Louis County Council’s weekly meeting on Tuesday, there was a decision to hold a bill that would put on this year’s ballot a question asking whether or not voters approve of a tax that helps pay for […]
STL County Council could approve legislation that asks area voters whether or not they support a tax regarding Saint Louis Zoo subdistrict
Legislation that would put on this year’s ballot a question asking whether or not voters approve of a tax that helps pay for the care of Saint Louis Zoo animals at a zoological subdistrict is up for final passage at […]
RELEASE: Saint Louis Zoo Pollinator Dinner is June 19, 2018
What: The 10th annual Pollinator Dinner will focus on the diverse foods that pollinators help to provide. Before dinner, guests can enjoy honeybee-pollinated beverages and a honey tasting while visiting exhibitor displays about pollinators, food, agriculture, gardening and habitat restoration. […]
RELEASE: Saint Louis Zoo marks its 33rd annual Make Tracks Through the Zoo
Kick up some dust for St. Louis Children’s Hospital Make Tracks Through the Zoo—now in its 33rd year. The race is set to run at 7 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018. For the first time ever, participants will run […]
STL County Council approves legislation that appropriates salaries for domestic abuse shelter employees
The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday passed a bill that would appropriate the salaries of personnel at a domestic abuse shelter in the county. The legislation was unanimously passed 6-0, with Councilwoman Hazel Erby being absent. The bill would […]
RELEASE: One Health fair is April 14 at the Saint Louis Zoo
The Saint Louis Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Medicine in collaboration with Fontbonne University’s Center for One Health, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and Washington University […]
RELEASE: Saint Louis Zoo’s First Bank sea lion shows begin Friday with “Spring Training”
The Saint Louis Zoo’s sea lions of summer are reporting to “Spring Training” starting Friday, March 16 (weather permitting) at the First Bank Sea Lion Show at Sea Lion Sound. Zoo trainers are working with these intelligent pinnipeds on high […]
Saint Louis Zoo agrees on land purchase in St. Louis County
The Saint Louis Zoo Association and the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 announced Friday that they have entered into a sale agreement for the union’s 452-acre complex in north St. Louis County for $7.1 million. According to […]