Other Mid-Summer / September 2025 News Not Mentioned:
On July 30th, the zoo announced they named the skunk Marshmellow.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On September 9th, the zoo announced that a Guam kingfisher hatched.
207K views · 5.1K reactions | Freshly hatched Guam kingfisher/Sihek chick. The Cincinnati Zoo has played an instrumental role in the Sihek Recovery Project, a ground-breaking translocation initiative that has introduced Guam kingfishers – also known as sihek – back into the wild…for the first time in over 40 years! | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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On November 15th, the zoo announced that 3 little blue penguins hatched.
587K views · 18K reactions | 3 little blue penguin chicks. The smallest penguin species in the world. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On September 12th, the zoo announced they acquired 24 eastern box turtles from a school courtyard in Ohio, which will be released back into the wild in spring 2026.
88K views · 3K reactions | Cincinnati Zoo staff along with representatives from the Ohio Division of Wildlife gathered up 24 box turtles from a school courtyard in West Carrollton, Ohio. The school is slated for demolition after this school year, so the turtles- ranging from mature adults to recent hatchlings- needed new homes. Zoo vets will ensure they are in good health and will not pose any risks to wild populations in the habitats where they will be released. The Zoo’s reptile team will care for the turtles through fall and winter, with a goal of releasing them in the spring. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati Zoo Partners with the Ohio Division of Wildlife to Rehome Box Turtles - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On September 16th, the zoo announced they hatched out and released 36 Great Lakes piping plover chicks back into the wild.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Piping Plovers Bounce Back: Conservation Success Across the Great Lakes - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
88K views · 3K reactions | Cincinnati Zoo staff along with representatives from the Ohio Division of Wildlife gathered up 24 box turtles from a school courtyard in West Carrollton, Ohio. The school is slated for demolition after this school year, so the turtles- ranging from mature adults to recent hatchlings- needed new homes. Zoo vets will ensure they are in good health and will not pose any risks to wild populations in the habitats where they will be released. The Zoo’s reptile team will care for the turtles through fall and winter, with a goal of releasing them in the spring. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Cincinnati Zoo Partners with the Ohio Division of Wildlife to Rehome Box Turtles - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On September 16th, the zoo announced they hatched out and released 36 Great Lakes piping plover chicks back into the wild.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Piping Plovers Bounce Back: Conservation Success Across the Great Lakes - Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On July 30th, the zoo announced they named the skunk Marshmellow.
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
On September 9th, the zoo announced that a Guam kingfisher hatched.
207K views · 5.1K reactions | Freshly hatched Guam kingfisher/Sihek chick. The Cincinnati Zoo has played an instrumental role in the Sihek Recovery Project, a ground-breaking translocation initiative that has introduced Guam kingfishers – also known as sihek – back into the wild…for the first time in over 40 years! | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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On November 15th, the zoo announced that 3 little blue penguins hatched.
587K views · 18K reactions | 3 little blue penguin chicks. The smallest penguin species in the world. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
