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Blank Park Zoo welcomes a snow leopard to the family — the zoo's first since 2019
Blank Park Zoo is welcoming a cute new addition to the family: MJ, the 7-year-old snow leopard. MJ is from the Bronx Zoo and moved to Des Moines based on a recommendation of the Species Survival Plan.
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Wildlife researchers and the Blank Park Zoo give turtle hatchlings a head start
The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University are working together to ...
57 Blanding turtles getting a head start at Blank Park Zoo
DES MOINES, Iowa — 57 baby Blanding turtles have been taken in by the Blank Park Zoo as part of a statewide conservation ...
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Iowa zoo mourns loss of beloved 19-year-old otter 'Sassy'
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Blank Park Zoo said goodbye to the oldest otter it had in captivity Thursday following a decline in her health, according to the zoo's announcement Friday afternoon.
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Rhinos arrive at safari park as another leaves
Two new rhinos have arrived ... moved to Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire, on 20 August and three-year-old female Azeeza arrived later that day from Safari Zoo Cumbria. But the keepers are ...
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Blank Park Zoo's $18 million overhaul gets city approval. See the newest plans
The Des Moines Urban Design Review Board has approved design plans for an $18 million expansion project at the Blank Park Zoo. In April, the zoo announced plans to renovate the park. This will be the ...