Zoo New England

Conservation Blog


Conservation News

Read on to learn about the amazing work happening at our zoos, at field sites throughout New England and around the world. Expect tales from our field biologists, interesting nature facts, occasional guest posts from our community partners and an inside look at how we’re making a difference at Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo.

siskins
Birds | International Conservation

Tiny Red Bird Recovery

One of the biggest threats to wildlife around the world is illegal wildlife trafficking. Being illegal, much of the trade naturally occurs in secret, so it is notoriously difficult to track the enormity of the scale of this scourge. However, … Continued

War and Hamsters, Part II
International Conservation

War and Hamsters, Part II

Happy World Hamster Day! Some of you may remember that back in 2023 I wrote about a new emergency project Zoo New England was going to support. This was a project aimed at captive breeding and reintroduction of the once … Continued

Turtle-y Awesome Ambassadors
InsidetheZoo | Turtles

Turtle-y Awesome Ambassadors

Our Field Conservation team is deeply committed to studying and protecting turtle populations in local wetlands and woods. But we can’t do it alone. We don’t want to! An important part of our turtle conservation work involves inspiring our community … Continued

Meet the Field Conservation Team!