Creature Feature: Wallaroo
Joeys (baby wallaroo) leave the pouch for the first time at 6 months old and typically no longer spend time in the pouch by 9 months.
Growing Together: The Volunteer Enrichment Garden at the Zoo
The new Volunteer Enrichment Garden is a collaboration between APC Master Gardener Volunteers and the Animal Nutrition Centre within the Zoo.
How to have a Plastic-Free Picnic at the Park
Plastic is everywhere – which unfortunately includes our natural ecosystems and waterways. In July, challenge yourself to reduce your single-use plastics. What better way to do this than to have a plastic-free picnic at Assiniboine Park?
The Leaf's Lush Oasis: Exploring the Tropical Biome with Plant Designer Rob Halpern
Take a tour of the Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome with Rob Halpern, horticulturist and the plant designer for the Tropical and Butterfly Biomes in The Leaf.
Creature Feature: Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are nocturnal and spend their days motionless, sleeping with one eye open.
Banding Together: Collaborations for Bird Conservation
Recently we invited a team from Kevin Fraser's Avian Behaviour and Conservation Lab at the University of Manitoba to band the tree swallow family occupying one of our nest boxes in the Zoo.
