Press Releases
June 11, 2013
Second Harbor Seal Pup Born This Month
June 4, 2013
Tiptoe Through the Tidepools and Explore the Shore
June 3, 2013
Harbor Seal Pup Born
May 11, 2013
Wild Wonders, Mom's Day and Budgie Buddies
May 8, 2013
Sumatran tiger cub media debut
Sumatran tiger cub named
May 2, 2013
Clouded leopard cub birth
April 26, 2013
Stingray Cove Touch Tank Opens May 4
April 18, 2013
Sumatran tiger cub to be hand-reared
April 17, 2013
Sumatran tiger cub born
April 15, 2013
Paw of Approval Award Winners
April 11, 2013
Earth Day "Party for the Planet" at the Zoo
April 2, 2013
Zoo, Zoo, ZOOM! Zip line/challenge course opens for season
March 19, 2013
Spring Break Spotlight Set for April 1 - 5
March 8, 2013
Endangered Malayan tiger cub rejoins step brother on exhibit
March 7, 2013
Media advisory on Berani and Dumai
March 1, 2013
Endangered Malayan tiger cub out of hospital and in 'very good' condition
February 28, 2013
Endangered Malayan tiger cub showing slight improvement
February 27, 2013
Endangered Malayan tiger cub remains in guarded condition
February 26, 2013
Endangered Malayan tiger cub in poor condition following emergency surgery
February 19, 2013
St. Patrick's Day at the Zoo
February 15, 2013
Military Membership Discounts
February 8, 2013
Larry Norvell settles in as new director of The Zoo Society
January 14, 2013
Polar Bear 'Paw of Approval' Award to Honor Pierce County Businesses
January 3, 2013
Zoolights and daytime attendance at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
November 16, 2012
25th Annual Edition of Zoolights Opens Nov.23 to Light Up Holiday-Season Nights
November 16, 2012
Two NEW Zip Line/Challenge Courses to Debut During 25th Annual Zoolights
October 29, 2012
Zoolights 25th anniversary tickets now on sale
October 26, 2012
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium launches fundraising campaign to help wild tigers
October 3, 2012
Tiny tiger cub gets a name: Zoo fans pick Dumai for 13-pound cub
October 2, 2012
Malayan Tiger Cub coming to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
September 13, 2012
Rare Sumatran tiger cub makes debut at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
September 10, 2012
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium wins prestigious five-year accreditation
August 29, 2012
Clouded leopard cubs headed to other zoos
August 28, 2012
Sumatran tiger cub update
August 23, 2012
Sumatran tiger cub born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
August 21, 2012
Rare Malayan tapir Jambi dies at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
August 15, 2012
Popular Burmese python euthanized due to a fractured back
July 27, 2012
Endangered Sumatran tiger at Point Defiance Zoo is pregnant, cubs due in August
June 6, 2012
ET the Walrus Turns 30
May 22, 2012
Five "robust" red wolf pups are nursing well with protective mom Millie
May 15, 2012
Endangered red wolf gives birth to pups
May 3, 2012
Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater Opens
April 25, 2012
Male harbor seal coming to breed at PDZA
April 20, 2012
Adorable meerkats celebrated at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
April 19, 2012
6-week-old clouded leopard cubs get names: Cháºn sung and Suksn
April 18, 2012
Aged polar bear euthanized at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
March 29, 2012
Sumatran tiger makes a splashy debut at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
March 6, 2012
Two endangered clouded leopard cubs born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
February 24, 2012
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium prepares for more endangered clouded leopard cubs
February 14, 2012
Zoo officials unveil ideas for new aquarium complex and exhibit to replace aging facilities
February 13, 2012
New male tiger coming to PDZA to breed with Jaya
January 24, 2012
Clouded Leopard Cubs Leave for Central Florida Zoo
November 23, 2011
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium debuts scuba-diving Santa at Zoolights
November 14, 2011
Clouded leopard cubs leaving Tacoma for new home at Denver Zoo
August 26, 2011
Clouded leopards leap and climb in Point Defiance Zoo’s new exhibit
July 22, 2011
Point Defiance Zoo staff mourn loss of female Sumatran tiger cub
June 14, 2011
Two clouded leopard cubs born at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
May 25, 2011
Endangered clouded leopard is pregnant, cubs expected in mid-June
May 21, 2011
The Scoop on Poop exhibit at Point Defiance Zoo mixes fecal facts with fun
April 18, 2011
Point Defiance Zoo officials invite community input on zoo’s future at public meetings
February 16, 2011
Male Sumatran tiger to leave Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
December 1, 2010
Tiger cub who nearly died is reunited with brother and mother Dec 1 2010
November 19, 2010
Female tiger cub is on the road to recovery
November 17, 2010
Female tiger cub at Point Defiance Zoo remains in critical condition after surgery
November 16, 2010
Female tiger cub at Point Defiance Zoo in critical condition after undergoing surgery
August 24, 2010
$1.1 million exhibit Red Wolf Woods opens at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
July 23, 2010
Sumatran tiger cubs make their debut
September 17, 2007
Zoo retains five-year national accreditation