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LITTLE ROCK (July 6, 2026)— If you’ve been following Alice’s journey, we’re happy to share a positive update. Alice, one of the Little Rock Zoo’s female gorillas who experienced some health challenges in late 2025, continues to make steady progress with the support of her…

LITTLE ROCK (July 1, 2026)— At the Little Rock Zoo, we’re proud to be more than just a place to see animals and connect with nature. For more than 100 years, the Zoo has served Arkansas by inspiring people to value and conserve…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 19, 2026) – The Little Rock Zoo received a non-credible bomb threat shortly after opening at 9:33AM on Friday morning. The Zoo immediately enacted its bomb threat protocol that includes calling emergency services, setting a perimeter, and initiating…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 2, 2026) – The Little Rock Zoo is celebrating the return of capybaras to the Zoo with the introduction of 22 interactive art sculptures that made their debut this week on Zoo grounds. The real live capybaras will…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 29, 2026) – The Little Rock Zoo has been awarded $306,671 by the Metroplan Board for Green Network projects through the Natural State Implementation Grant, part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program.…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 27, 2026) – The friendly, energy-filled, but easy-going Capybaras are coming back to the Little Rock Zoo! They will make their return- after a 6- year absence- with the Zoo’s renovation, Project Zoo: Wildly Reimagined. The largest rodent…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 20, 2026) – Join us for an unforgettable two-night celebration at Wild Wines at the Zoo. On Friday, April 24, from 7-9 p.m., the Zoo will host the Wild Wines VIP party. Presented by Presqu’ile for the first…

LITTLE ROCK (April 6, 2026) –If you’ve visited the Nature Playground near the front of the Zoo recently, you may have noticed a new structure along with the Bugtopia bugs. While it may seem unfinished now, it’s quietly preparing to…

LITTLE ROCK (April 2, 2026) – Project Zoo: Wildly Reimagined the Little Rock Zoo’s latest construction project is designed to reshape the Zoo experience from the moment guests arrive, creating stronger connections between nature and our community through immersive, engaging…

LITTLE ROCK (March 31, 2026)— Exciting changes are underway in the Cheetah Outpost! This spring, we’ll bid farewell to our two male brothers, Padfoot and Prongs, while welcoming four new young males to the habitat. These carefully planned transitions are part…