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Current Press Releases

Recent press releases can be found on this page. Click on the headlines below for the entire press release. For older releases, please visit the Press Release Archive or contact the Zoo Marketing Office, 253-404-3636.

 
 
August 24, 2010
$1.1 million exhibit, Red Wolf Woods, opens Labor Day Weekend

July 29, 2010
Tiger cubs get their names at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

July 23, 2010
Sumatran tiger cubs make their debut

June 30, 2010
Month-old orphaned sea otter from Alaska to live at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

June 22, 2010
Aquatic animal curator makes waves in Tacoma’s underwater world

May 26, 2010
Tiger cubs born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

May 21, 2010
High-flying, four-legged star takes maiden voyage at Point Defiance Zoo this weekend

May 6, 2010
Tiger pregnant at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

April 9, 2010
Clouded leopards debut next week

October 2, 2009
Off to the Arctic! PDZA staff biologist to study great white bears in the Great White North

September 17, 2007
Zoo retains five-year national accreditation

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  • American Zoo & Aquarium Association
  • The Zoo Society
  • Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks & Aquariums
 
 
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