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

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

From dolphins to red pandas to an adorable South American anteater named "Mr. Pickles" in Evansville, here are six zoos in ...

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.

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.

Evansville Rotary Club. Regional Voices: Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. Season 2025 Episode 5 | 46m 2s. Erik Beck, the Executive Director of Mesker Park Zoo, talks about the zoo's efforts ...

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

Zoo officials said the median life expectancy for a clouded leopard is 13.1 years, and Miri exceeded that at 18 years old. Miri came to the Mesker Park Zoo from the Columbus Zoo in March 2005.

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 ...

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 ...

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.