Walking through Wild Florida, even our eagle-eyed guests may miss one of the animal residents who call this loop home: Killer, the Gulf Coast box turtle. Killer gets his name due to the territorial – but harmless – behavior keepers see from him when entering his habitat. […]
Brevard Zoo is heartbroken to share that their giraffe matriarch Johari passed away this weekend following a medical procedure. As one of the original five giraffes to be on habitat when Expedition Africa opened in 2003, Johari was a regular sight at our giraffe platform for 18 years, always eager to accept snacks from admiring guests. […]
This Save the Eagles Day, January 10, we wanted to introduce you to the two bald eagles who call our Zoo home: 16-year-old male Kane and 10-year-old female Crowbar. Both are non-releasable due to injuries sustained before arriving at our Zoo. […]
Brevard Zoo’s Restore Our Shores conservation team has finished planting their first 100 clam beds. The Indian River Lagoon now contains hundreds of thousands of filter-feeding clams, thanks to the efforts of Brevard Zoo’s Restore Our Shores (ROS) team and our partners! […]
Kringle, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle was found in the St. Lucie Powerplant intake on December 4. […]
The Brevard Zoo brought in ‘Thunder Hold’, a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, that was found in the St. Lucie Powerplant, intake was on November 28. […]
The Flooded Forest in Rainforest Revealed just got four times cuter—and louder. Our troop of howler monkeys is settling in together after a few weeks of “howdys.” […]
Luis Carrillo remembers feeling called to do something more when working as a zoo veterinarian. Throughout his years of work at zoos in Latin American countries, he hoped these facilities would do more to impact wildlife conservation. So, he decided to take a stand himself. […]
If you’ve meandered through our Wild Florida section recently, you may have come across an unfamiliar face (or one that our long-time Zoo supporters haven’t seen in a while). Now occupying the habitat that once belonged to our North American river otters is Capone, the 130-pound alligator snapping turtle. […]
With your help, your Zoo has been able to answer the call from our community to aid local wildlife and ecosystems for the past 27 years. We’ve taken on conservation projects like restoring the Indian River Lagoon, rehabilitating local sea turtles, translocating Florida scrub-jays, monitoring diamondback terrapins, and breeding the Perdido Key beach mouse… and we’ve been able to do these things because of you. […]
We made the extremely difficult, but compassionate decision to euthanize one of our beloved long-term Zoo residents, Clementine the white-tailed deer, on November 19. […]
As you reflect on what you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving, consider adding “the silly names of Brevard Zoo’s turkeys” to your list. […]
