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Measuring the Lives of Mountain Gorillas ›
Wild animals often face significant challenges that zoo animals’ carefully managed lives make them immune to. In addition to securing food every day, finding shelter from the elements and
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Trees for Chimpanzees ›
I miss living in the forest. Every morning, vocalizing colobus monkeys provided my alarm clock, and I’d hear chimpanzees stirring among the trees. From my bedroom window I’d watch monkeys leap
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Close Up on Camera Traps ›
Dozens of “camera traps” in the Republic of Congo’s remote Goualougo Triangle let zoo scientists record how chimpanzees use tools in the wild.
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Taking the Pledge to Protect Polar Bears ›
A month ago today I left the temperate Chicago fall weather (this was before that freak Halloween snow!) for a journey to the subarctic. I’m still trying to process the
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Spotting Bears on the Tundra ›
This was the third day we’d spent on the tundra looking for polar bears. As I mentioned previously, we saw eight bears on our first day, but they were mostly far away.
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Teaming Up for Red Wolves ›
As summer gave way to fall at the end of September, I headed south to the Outer Banks of North Carolina with a few of my colleagues from Lincoln Park Zoo’s Conservation and Science Department. And
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Fellowship on the Tundra ›
It turns out getting to Churchill, Manitoba, is a remarkably challenging process. You literally cannot drive here, so your two options are to take the train or fly. The train sounds picturesque,
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Bound for Polar Bear Town ›
I’m not the kind of girl who owns long underwear. Considering I’ve spent most of my career teaching children and families about nature, it’s kind of ironic that I don’t spend more time outdoors.
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Help Fight Rabies a World Away ›
For World Rabies Day, learn how Lincoln Park Zoo is making a difference in the fight against rabies—and how you can too!
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