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Fish of the Week – Post #1
You may have heard about sustainable seafood and know which choices to make, but if you haven’t, no worries – we will break it down for you! Sustainable seafood is defined as seafood that is either...
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Turtle Tuesday!
Yesterday, Houston Zoo staff participated in NOAA’s weekly beach survey, looking for injured or sick sea turtles on Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Island and all the way to Surfside! This survey can take...
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Houston Zoo Sea Lion Team Works to Remove Marine Debris
This post was written by Sophia Darling A few Sundays ago, on March 29th, Houston Zoo sea lion team members Sophia Darling and Heather Crane, along with zoo volunteer Dale Martin, traveled down to the...
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Snaring is Not Only an Exotic Problem
Several times during the year, you can find Houston Zoo staff scouring the beaches of Galveston. All too often, trash, especially plastic products, is improperly disposed of and ends up in our...
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Our Aquarium Supervisor & His Mission to Save Coral Reefs – Day 5
Friday, May 22 11 a.m. The Georgia Aquarium crew made an early trip to make a deep dive on a nearby wreck, while I stayed behind to make some coral trees. The workshop is set up on Ken Nedimyer’s home...
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Houston Zoo Guests are Helping to Save Sharks in the Wild
Baby bamboo shark hatched at the Houston Zoo last year When visiting the Zoo, you may see our sharks, rays and sea turtles. The ocean is close to Houston’s heart with the Gulf of Mexico just down the...
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Our Sea Lion Team is Saving Marine Wildlife & You Can Too!
Next time you visit the Zoo make sure you catch our sea lion presentations to hear how the sea lion team is organizing efforts to save marine animals in the wild! All of our animal care specialists...
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Saving Wildlife with Robotics!
The Houston Zoo cares about animals in the wild and is working within our global community to help wildlife. There are many ways to affect wildlife, and we work with all types of groups that are using...
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Helping Wildlife…With Paint!
Paint and Wildlife The Houston Zoo cares about animals in the wild, and is taking steps to ensure that everything we do on Zoo grounds is done with wild animals in mind. A simple effort like being...
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Shark conservationist receives education training at the Houston Zoo
Shark conservationist, Alerick Pacay, Program Coordinator at Fundación Mundo Azul, a non-profit conservation organization, based in Guatemala, received conservation and education training at the...
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