Fifth Third Bank and Columbus Zoo Name First Hatchling of 2023, Promoting College Savings and Wildlife Conservation

Powell, OH, 2023-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Fifth Third Bank teamed up with the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to name their first hatchling of 2023 and to provide a chance for the winning name recipient to start their own nest egg. After receiving nearly 700 entries between July 10 and August 9, the winning name… Read the full press release

Enjoy Columbus Zoo and see your favorite animal friends for free on Presidents’ Day

Powell, OH, 2020-Feb-14 — /Travel PR News/ — On Presidents’ Day, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is continuing the tradition of offering free admission on this holiday originally created in honor of our nation’s first president, George Washington. On Monday, February 17, 2020, this special promotion, presented by Fifth Third Bank, will be extended to… Read the full press release

Columbus Zoo to open Dinosaur Island on May 17

POWELL, Ohio, 2014-04-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Dinosaur Island is back from extinction and will open May 17 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Re-hatching by popular demand, Dinosaur Island will take visitors back in time, 65 million years, for an adventure of colossal proportion. Zoo guests will embark on a quest to find and document… Read the full press release

The first zoo born gorilla and oldest gorilla on record to celebrate her 57th birthday at Columbus Zoo

Powell, OH, USA, 2013-12-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Colo, the first gorilla born in a zoo and oldest gorilla on record is making news again for her 57th birthday. In addition to being the longest lived gorilla in a zoo, this year the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium invites everyone to be a part of the celebration by… Read the full press release

The first two giraffes arrived at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s new Africa exhibit, scheduled to open in May 2014

Powell, Ohio, United States, 2013-11-7 — /travelprnews.com/ — The first two giraffes have arrived at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s new Africa exhibit, which will open in May, 2014. Two three-year-old male reticulated giraffes, Conner and Dasher, were transported yesterday from the Binder Park Zoo in Michigan. As part of the Zoo’s routine animal health protocol, the… Read the full press release

Millions of LED lights for the 25th anniversary of Columbus Zoo’s Wildlights

POWELL, Ohio, 2013-11-4 — /travelprnews.com/ — We’ve decked the halls, trees and everything but the animals with millions of LED lights for the 25th anniversary of our Wildlights display, efficiently powered by AEP Ohio, beginning Nov. 22, 2013. Guests will have more time to visit Wildlights as the event has been extended through Jan. 5, 2014. The Zoo’s… Read the full press release

The popular Dinosaur Island experience to extend its stay At Columbus Zoo through October 27

POWELL, OH, 2013-08-15— /travelprnews.com/ — Due to dino demand at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the popular Dinosaur Island experience will remain open daily through October 27. Twenty-five animatronic dinosaurs arrived at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on April 29 and found a home in the Australia and the Islands region of the Zoo. Originally set… Read the full press release

Columbus Zoo Vet Training Program Receives Professional Certification from American College of Zoological Medicine

Powell, Ohio, 2013-05-22 — /travelprnews.com/ — The animal health experts at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium are proud to announce their zoological medicine residency program has received accreditation by the American College of Zoological Medicine. This certification recognizes the high standard of training provided by the program and has been granted to only 23 similar programs worldwide… Read the full press release