Zoo News

Coral Bleaching/ Photo by WWF. org Happy Coral Reef Awareness Week! Corals, as we discussed earlier in the week, live in partnership with an algae called zooxanthellae.

This week (July 19-24) is Coral Reef Awareness Week! Our animal care team here at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo would like to share some knowledge about corals and what makes…

June 22 is World Camel Day! We are celebrating our two Bactrian (two-humped) camels, Patrick and George! Bactrian camels are native to the Gobi desert in northern China and Mongolia.

SYRACUSE, NY, June 17, 2021 -- The Rosamond Gifford Zoo just welcomed a new resident who is 4 years old, weighs 250 pounds and pushes 6 feet tall when he…

SYRACUSE, NY, June 10, 2021 -- Phillip “Phil” Austin of Chittenango has joined the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo as the new director of finance.

SYRACUSE, NY, May 24, 2021 — Brew at the Zoo 25th Anniversary Presented by CXtec on Friday, August 6 The Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s popular summer event, Brew at the Zoo, is celebrating…

SYRACUSE, NY, May 24, 2021 - The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting virtually via Zoom at noon on Tuesday, May 25.

SYRACUSE, NY, May 20, 2021 - There’s still time to sign up to TEE OFF Fore the Animals of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Monday, June 7 at Bellevue Country…

SYRACUSE, NY, May 14, 2021 - Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo has added two heavy hitters to its Catering at the Zoo team as the zoo’s events venue seeks to emerge from a pandemic year off as one of the region’s premier catering and event locations.

SYRACUSE, NY, May 12, 2021 - The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will hold its 2021 Annual Meeting virtually via Zoom at noon on Tuesday, May 25.