LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 16, 2026) – Some careers begin with a carefully plotted destination. Others begin with a pair of hands making enrichment for primates. For Dr. Jessica Scott, her connection to the Little Rock Zoo began more than two decades…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 16, 2026) – The Little Rock Zoo is pleased to announce Hannah Baker as its new General Curator, recognizing a remarkable career of service, leadership and animal expertise developed over more than a decade at the Zoo. Baker joined the…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 15, 2026) – The Arkansas Zoological Foundation has made one of its largest gifts to the Little Rock Zoo, committing $1.2 million to support Project Zoo: Wildly Reimagined, the transformative initiative reshaping the future of Arkansas’s only Association…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 3, 2026) – It’s time to unleash your wild side at Zoo Brew and Cocktails, Too, on Thurs., Sept. 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This year’s event features a host of breweries, distilleries, mocktail mixes and new…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 11, 2026) – At the Little Rock Zoo, safety the animals in our care, our staff and guests is always our top priority. The weather forecast for the next several days shows temperatures climbing dangerously high, for that…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 22, 2026) – Due to next week’s excessive heat forecast, the Little Rock Zoo will be closed Sunday, July 26 to Saturday, August 1, 2026. The Zoo will reopen on Sunday, August 2, 2026, with normal operating hours. The…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 14, 2026) – The Little Rock Zoo and Hiland Dairy are gearing up for the annual Hiland Dairy Dollar Day, Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Little Rock Zoo. All guests will enjoy…
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.…
