point defiance zoo

Lot's of new species have been added to both of the Aquariums throughout the last few weeks, and considering my last list was from August, I felt like it's time for an updated list. Species in Green are those that are on exhibit, but not signed Species in Red are those that are signed, but not...

The Zoo finally opened the last bit of the Tropical Reef Aquarium renovation, being the "Coral Reef Close-up" exhibit which consists of 3 tanks, but this is where the Zoo's live Coral exhibits are. And with that, all of the ongoing renovations at the Zoo should be finished. Though they are still...

One last species list to end off the year, recently the facility has seen a couple changes within the last few months and since I've gotten the hang of doing species lists now, I thought I would go back and redo the species list for PDZA with the updated information and all of the scientific...

The last species list I could find for PDZA was last updated in 2021. With how many new species and additions have been made really within the past few weeks, I thought I'd give a shot at my first species list. Any critiques are welcome since it is my first, and I'm going to do my best to...

The zoo recently received a gift of over $600k to update its red wolf exhibit. Tribe’s gift strengthens red wolf program || Tacoma Weekly

A thread for the species list of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Feel free to contribute to the species list (:

I am a true desert rat, a term for Americans who enjoy being in a hot desert (see the fourth definition on this list: Desert rat - Wikipedia ). Why would I leave the sunny Southwest in late winter for the bleak rain and cold of the Pacific Northwest? Zoos and photography, of course. Here is the...