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Two Horses Abandoned in the Tijuana River Valley Find Their Forever Home at Local Sanctuary

| February 10, 2024 | 0 Comments
Two Horses Abandoned in the Tijuana River Valley Find Their Forever Home at Local Sanctuary

On November 21, 2023 an eleven-year-old gelding was found abandoned in a staging area corral in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park. On December 9, 2023 a second gelding, a twenty-five-year-old Appaloosa was found abandoned nearby. Neither horse had food or water. Fortunately, both horses were rescued by San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement. Both […]

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Wildlife Rescued During Major Rainstorm

| February 10, 2024 | 0 Comments
Wildlife Rescued During Major Rainstorm

A coyote who had a bucket stuck on his head and was rescued from a flooded field full of debris during San Diego’s devasting storm, is now back in the wild. On Friday, January 26 San Diego Humane Society’s Project Wildlife team released the coyote in a dry field, not far from where he was […]

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Wins Sweepstakes Trophy in 135th Rose Parade®

| January 6, 2024 | 0 Comments
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Wins Sweepstakes Trophy in 135th Rose Parade®

On January 1, 2024 San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance participated in the 135th Rose Parade® presented by Honda with a float celebrating the San Diego Zoo’s 107-year history. The float themed “It Began With a Roar” depicted iconic wildlife from the Zoo, including Rex the lion, whose mighty roar sparked a dream more than a […]

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Protects the Heart of a Critically Endangered Gorilla Patriarch

| January 6, 2024 | 0 Comments
San Diego Zoo Safari Park Protects the Heart of a Critically Endangered Gorilla Patriarch

In 2017, a team of medical experts—including specialists in the treatment of both human and wildlife patients—gathered to assess an esteemed elder resident of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Winston, a critically endangered silverback gorilla. Today, at age 51, he is considered one of the world’s oldest male gorillas in managed care. Winston, who […]

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Holiday Traditions Take on a Wild Twist at the San Diego Zoo 

| December 7, 2023 | 0 Comments
Holiday Traditions Take on a Wild Twist at the San Diego Zoo 

Familiar holiday traditions take on a wild twist at the San Diego Zoo with the return of Jungle Bells by California Coast Credit Union. The Zoo, located at 2920 Zoo Drive in San Diego, will be aglow with holiday cheer and decorations, festive music, roaming entertainers, special food items and sweets, and awe-inspiring views of […]

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San Diego Humane Society Has a Crisis Situation

| December 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

The San Diego Humane Society is seeing the number of dogs in its care remain at unprecedented levels. Since last November alone, they’ve seen a 30 percent increase in the number of dogs entering its shelters, with a current population of 580 canines. 175 of those dogs have been with them for more than 50 […]

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15th Annual Gaslamp Pet Parade & Pups in the Pub Party

| November 6, 2023 | 0 Comments

The pitter-patter of paws will fill the Gaslamp Quarter with Holiday delight this December. Tis the season for San Diego’s favorite feel-good parade, the Gaslamp Quarter Holiday Pet Parade and Pups in the Pub Party. Returning at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 16, 2023, this annual local favorite tradition highlights dogs, cats, and other pets as the Gaslamp “decks the […]

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Three-month-old Red Panda Cub Named In time for International Red Panda Day

| October 4, 2023 | 0 Comments
Three-month-old Red Panda Cub Named In time for International Red Panda Day

In time for International Red Panda Day, the 3-month-old red panda cub at the San Diego Zoo, received her new name. The endangered cub will now be called Pavitra (pronounced pah-vee-tra), which means “sacred” in Nepali. Pavitra was born June 9 to first-time parents Adira and Lucas, and she is the first red panda born at the Zoo since 2006. […]

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Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

| August 7, 2023 | 0 Comments
Two Sumatran Tiger Cubs Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is celebrating the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs—the first of this critically endangered species to be born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Tull Family Tiger Trail habitat in seven years. Their birth also comes just in time for Global Tiger Day. With only an estimated 400 to […]

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park Welcomes Three Bat-eared Fox Kits

| July 5, 2023 | 0 Comments
San Diego Zoo Safari Park Welcomes Three Bat-eared Fox Kits

Three young bat-eared foxes, recently born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, are now venturing out of the den and into their habitat. The kits are spending more time outside of the den with their mother, Winter—a first-time mom. They enjoy wrestling with one another and playing with mom’s big ears. Their current daily […]

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