Friends of Dickerson Park Zoo Elephants

04/11/2017

Hi Facebook friends. We decided to post our elephant pictures on the Dickerson Park Zoo main page instead of posting in two places. Follow our elephants and other animal friends there, as well as find information about the zoo. Thank you.

07/31/2016

Hi Facebook friends. We decided to post our elephant pictures on the Dickerson Park Zoo main page instead of posting in two places. Follow our elephants and other animal friends there!

07/31/2016

Meet Indy (aka Butch). On loan from Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
Indy came to us in Novmember 2012. He is housed off exhibit at the Bull Elephant Facility where Patience and Moola have visited him many times.
The video below, taken this afternoon, shows Indy enjoying Giant Reed Grass, hay, and treats from Edible Arrangements (THANK YOU!)

07/13/2016

Henry the Hippo, the much-loved former resident of Dickerson Park Zoo, seems to be settling nicely into his life at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

07/11/2016

Hippo Cove opens in just 10 days! As you can see from this photo, provided by one of their keepers, introductions are going well! You can see Henry and Bibi in their new exhibit starting July 21. The exhibit opens early for members (8am) and at 10am for general admission.

07/08/2016

Thank you to all of the volunteers at Dickerson Park Zoo!

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-- The Dickerson Park Zoo is a popular place in the summer with lots of families and camp groups visiting. But did you know dozens of people just like you are key to making the zoo run smoothly?

02/13/2014

Major news announcement this week about the ban on ivory sales in the U.S.

Breaking: The Obama Administration just announced a federal ban on ivory sales in the United States. SHARE this image to spread the good news, and then take a moment to feel proud. This is a major step in our efforts to halt ivory sales in the U.S. Your letters, shares, and support have made this possible!

Learn more about the announcement: http://bit.ly/1kBVC6f

11/14/2013

Sign and share, please.

96 elephants are killed every day in Africa, as demand for ivory skyrockets. But together we can STOP the killing, STOP the trafficking, STOP the demand. Join me and WCS: http://bit.ly/1beJSDk

09/07/2012

Sad news about the state of elephants in Vietnam. A population that once numbered in the thousands is now a few dozen.

An "epic slaughter" of wild elephants is under way in Africa, with tens of thousands being killed every year for their ivory. Poachers have already done their worst in Vietnam, where only a few dozen elephants remain.

02/21/2012

Sad news from Cameroon. Poaching continues to increase pressures on wild elephant populations.

JOHANNESBURG – Fueled by an Asian demand for ivory, poachers have slaughtered more than 200 elephants in the past five weeks ...