Zoo News

SYRACUSE, NY, September 17, 2021 - Donors to the new Animal Health Center at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo got a sneak peek inside the facility at a special recognition event Thursday…

SYRACUSE, NY, August 25, 2021 — Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will hold its first Fall Conservation Ball on Friday, September 10, 2021.

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…