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In response to the recent flooding and devastation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Birmingham Zoo has created a fundraiser. As a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), […]

On Friday, September 16, the Birmingham Zoo will host its largest annual fundraising event, ZooGala 2016, sponsored by IBERIABANK, a partner of the Birmingham Zoo. This annual affair will be […]

The Birmingham Zoo is excited to announce an all-new special event, PikaZOO – Pokémon Go event on Thursday, August 25 from 5:30-7:30pm. Guests are invited to enjoy 2 hours of […]

The Birmingham Zoo recently received two large gifts totaling $500,000 for the Renew the Zoo Capital Campaign, which is raising funds for a new Asian Passage exhibit, front entrance and […]

The Birmingham Zoo is pleased to introduce two new members to the Board of Directors for the Zoo. The Board welcomes Mark Crosswhite, Chairman, President & CEO of Alabama Power, […]

The Birmingham Zoo is excited to announce that at 4:17pm on Thursday, June 9, a baby diabloceratops hatched at the Birmingham Zoo’s Dino Discovery exhibit. The mother diabloceratops laid an […]

The Birmingham Zoo is pleased to announce that following yesterday’s surgery, Bulwagi, the 35-year-old African bull elephant, is doing well. After nearly three hours of trying to remove the tusk, […]

The Birmingham Zoo is excited to report an all-time monthly attendance record for the month of April 2016, topping all previous records in the Zoo’s 61 year history. The front […]

On Sunday, May 8, mothers can enjoy free admission to the Birmingham Zoo with the purchase of a full-price child’s admission ticket (offer exclusive only on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May […]

The Birmingham Zoo is excited to announce a new partnership with Alabama Power Company. The limbs and branches, known as browse, left over from Alabama Power Company’s vegetation management tree […]