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Zoo News
Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s Hofmann Dog Haus Opens
SYRACUSE, NY, July 18, 2022 — The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo announces the official ribbon cutting and naming of the new Hofmann Dog Haus, formerly the Courtyard Café, on…
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Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Names New Director of Philanthropy
SYRACUSE, NY, June 23, 2022 — The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo has hired Gina Rapasadi of Clay as Director of Philanthropy.
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo Asian Elephant Expecting This Fall
County Executive Ryan McMahon joined staff at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo to announce the zoo’s Asian elephant Mali is expecting a calf this fall.
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Brew at the Zoo Tickets Go on Sale June 1
SYRACUSE, NY, May 26, 2022 — Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo announces advance sale tickets for Brew at the Zoo will go on sale Wednesday, June 1.
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo to host Party for the Planet!
The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is celebrating Planet Earth with ways the public can learn about and protect wildlife and the environment with two events – Earth Day on Friday, April…
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo Opens New Animal Health Center
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon officially opened the new Animal Health Center at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo with a ribbon cutting Tuesday, April 12.
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo to Hold 5K ‘Zoo Run Run’ on April 23 - and Virtually
SYRACUSE, NY, February 8, 2022 — The Rosamond Gifford Zoo will hold a 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 23, and is also inviting the public to start logging their kilometers virtually…
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Penguin Chick Hatched by Same-Sex Pair at Rosamond Gifford Zoo
SYRACUSE, NY, January 28, 2022 — The Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s internationally renowned Humboldt penguin program is celebrating its first chick to hatch from an egg cared for by a pair of…
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s Hand-Reared Baby Joins Fellow Patas Monkeys
SYRACUSE, NY, January 5, 2022 — For the first six months of her life, she was fed and cared for by two human foster parents – both animal experts at the…
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo Announces Winning Baby Porcupine Names
SYRACUSE, NY, December 17, 2021 — The winning names for the Rosamond Gifford Zoo’s two new baby Cape porcupines are Fennel and Nettle.
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