A new event is coming to Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden this August, and it will only be around for a limited time.

EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) – The Mesker Park Zoo will soon be hosting its very own Chinese Lantern Festival. This summer, ...

The Wild Summer Lights event is a Chinese Lantern Festival, in collaboration with the company Tianyu Arts & Culture.

During a press conference on Tuesday, officials with Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden announced a summer lights program.

Officials with Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden say that details about a new event coming to the Tri-State this year will be ...

Mesker Park Zoo was first accredited in 1985. The zoo lost its accreditation once before in 1998, then regained it in 2002. The AZA reviews the zoo’s accreditation every five years.

The Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville. Gunner Kitchell, 10, of Carlisle, Ind., is greeted by one of two river otters in the Enchanted Forest at Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021.

Mesker Park Zoo isn’t the only zoo involved with the captive rearing of hellbenders. Three other Indiana zoos are involved with the effort, in addition to several zoos and universities across the ...

The Mesker Park Zoo is open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. year-round. Visitors can explore the zoo until 5 p.m. but admittance is closed after 4 p.m. How much is it to get into Mesker Park Zoo?

Eastern Hellbender We have written about the Eastern Hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in this blog multiple times. It is a unique species and plays an important role ...

Akasha, an 11-year-old female Amur tiger, was welcomed to Zoo Boise from Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville, Indiana on May 6.

“Wild Summer Lights” is a brand new Chinese lantern festival expected to kick off later this August. “Guests will embark on a ...