The Roar Report: Official Weblog of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

April Photo Safari Pic of the Month

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:14:15 -0400

Congratulations to Judy A. of Fairview Park. Judy's award-winning photo was selected as Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's April Photo Safari Pic of the Month.

Live-tweeting from THINGS I'D DO IF I RAN THE ZOO

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:51:19 -0400

We spent the morning of Sunday, April 29 live-tweeting from our new Zoo event, THINGS I'D DO IF I RAN THE ZOO. Check out some of the kid sugggestions we received from what they would do if they ran the Zoo!

Black-Footed Kittens

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:49:21 -0400

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s success with breeding black-footed cats continued earlier this month with the birth of two kittens to mom, Godiva, and father, Wyatt.

Win a WILD WEEK of Summer Day Camp at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:56:47 -0400

One lucky camper, ages 5-12, can win a WILD WEEK of fun courtesy of Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital.

Three marine mammals have eye surgery at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 16:35:07 -0400

Over the last two days, a team of marine mammal specialists and the Zoo’s veterinary care staff collaborated on a series of delicate eye operations on California sea lions Buzz and Mikey and harbor seal Nemo.

Prairie Planting Event

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:58:51 -0400

Prairie Planting Event
SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH | 10:00AM | Brookside Reservation

Spring into summer by planting a native prairie!
This planting project is open to all volunteers who would like to
participate. We will be manually planting native prairie plants at
the one-acre site at Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo introduces Quarters for Conservation

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:24:49 -0400

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo supports many important conservation projects around the world, from North America and the Caribbean to Africa and Asia. This year, guests can take a direct role in those efforts by helping the Zoo decide where its conservation funds should go with “Quarters for Conservation.”

Above Our Heads, Below Our Feet!

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:51:33 -0400

Participants will learn how trees above and soil below improve our water quality, our urban landscape and our quality of life at the 3rd annual mini-symposium at the Zoo: "Above Our Heads, Below Our Feet," part of the Putting the "U" in Urban Watershed Stewardship series. Our local conservation coordinator, Gayle Albers, provided me with the information below and the Native Plants of the year. Read on for more info.

Who's Who: Meet Horticulturist Jeff DeLuca

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:01:23 -0400

Have you ever wondered who is behind some of the beautiful gardens at the Zoo? Meet Jeff DeLuca, one of the Zoo's horticulturists!

Announcing the 2012 Africa and Asia Seed Grant Recipients!

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 17:15:28 -0400

Each year the zoo, with support from the Cleveland Zoological Society, chooses several individuals or organizations to receive seed grants ranging from $1000-$3000 for conservation and research projects. These projects support wildlife and their habitats, or they help fund educational and cultural activities that can beneficially impact wildlife and wild places.

This year, we chose four projects to support in Africa and five to support in Asia.

The projects we chose in Africa include:

Jacob Lowenstein: Building scientific capacity for biomonitoring in the Bateke Plateaux

Michelle A. Slavin: Minimizing human-wildlife conflict by improving school community perceptions of wildlife in Kibale National Park

Peter Lindsey: Increasing capacity to protect an IUCN-listed ‘Key 1’ population of black rhinoceros from an intense poaching threat

Roger Parry: Conservation of African lion and cheetah through children’s conservation education and interaction to deter human-wildlife conflict

And the projects in Asia include:

Anthony J. Giordano: Conservation status of the fishing cat in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh

Birute Galdikas: Saving orangutans by safeguarding their habitat

Dol Raj Thanet: Community-based gharial conservation initiative in the Narayani River of Chitwan National Park

Johanna Rode: Trade in slow lorises and other primates on Java: Market and enthnoprimatological surveys

Pierre Fidenci: Indigenous people protecting the endemic Philippine tarsier and its habitat

You can find more information about these projects (and about projects from past years) on our website.