LV ZOO CONTINUES ITS AZA ACCREDITATION
LV ZOO CONTINUES ITS AZA ACCREDITATION Lehigh Valley Zoo Is One of 255 AZA-Accredited Institutions/Facilities in the World (Schnecksville, Pa.) — Lehigh Valley Zoo is honored to continue its prestigious accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) independent Accreditation Commission, as announced at this year’s AZA Annual Conference in Portland, Ore. Following a […]
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The Region’s Original Walk-Through Lights Extravaganza Returns to Lehigh Valley Zoo for 37 Dates (Schnecksville, Pa.) — Eastern Pennsylvania’s most popular holiday tradition returns when Lehigh Valley Zoo and Christmas Décor host the 13th-annual Winter Light Spectacular (WLS), presented by Service Electric TV & Communications and powered by Community Bank. The popular event is scheduled […]
LV ZOO MOURNS THE PASSING OF ITS YOUNG AFRICAN PENGUIN
LV ZOO MOURNS THE PASSING OF ITS YOUNG AFRICAN PENGUIN (Schnecksville, Pa.) – Lehigh Valley Zoo is heartbroken to share news of the sudden and unexpected passing of its young African penguin, Fritz. The Zoo’s veterinary team is facilitating further testing to determine his official cause of death. Animal care staff monitors each penguin’s fish […]
LV ZOO WELCOMES A NEWBORN AFRICAN PENGUIN CHICK, ITS FIRST SINCE 2017
LV ZOO WELCOMES A NEWBORN AFRICAN PENGUIN CHICK, ITS FIRST SINCE 2017 Lehigh Valley Health Network is the Official Motherhood Partner of the LV Zoo (Schnecksville, Pa.) – Lehigh Valley Zoo is thrilled to announce that for the first time in more than nine years, an African penguin chick was hatched at the zoo. Interestingly, […]
County of Lehigh and LV Zoo Celebrate Arrival of Baby Bison
County of Lehigh and LV Zoo Celebrate Arrival of Baby Bison Schnecksville, Pa.) — The County of Lehigh, in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Zoo, is thrilled to announce a new addition to the bison herd. Born on June 8, this zoo-born expands the herd to 11 members and marks its first birth since June 11, 2023. […]
LV ZOO WELCOMES TWO NEW RESIDENTS
LV ZOO WELCOMES TWO NEW RESIDENTS Guests will Soon See Another Ostrich and Zebra in the Shared Habitat (Schnecksville, Pa.) — Lehigh Valley Zoo is excited to welcome a new common ostrich and plains zebra to its ostrich/zebra habitat on Thursday, May 14, both arriving from Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, S.C. Gabrielle, a 13-year-old female ostrich originally hatched in New Jersey, […]
LV ZOO WELCOMES A NEW ELAND, WHILE MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS OLDEST RESIDENTS
LV ZOO WELCOMES A NEW ELAND, WHILE MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF ITS OLDEST RESIDENTS Schnecksville, Pa.) —Lehigh Valley Zoo in conjunction with Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), is thrilled to announce the birth of a male Common Eland born to mother Alexis and father Code. The Zoo is also excited to announce his name is Stacks, named by a Zoo donor. Stacks was […]
PHASE 1 OF THE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY AREA IS COMPLETE
PHASE 1 OF THE CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY AREA IS COMPLETE LV Zoo Hosted a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Wednesday to Officially Open the Area to Guests (Schnecksville, Pa.) – Phase 1 of the Children’s Activity Area (CAA) is now complete, as Lehigh Valley Zoo hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for lead donors, legislators and working media on Wednesday to officially open the […]