St. Louis Zoo

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The St. Louis Zoo has vaccinated about 35 mammals against COVID-19, including chimpanzees, orangutans, lemurs, foxes and many big cats. Dr. Sathya Chinnadurai explains why on “St. Louis on the Air.”

Dwight Scott is a Missouri native who has been executive director of the San Diego Zoo since 2013. St. Louis Zoo leaders said Scott will complete its expansion into north St. Louis County.

St. Louis Zoo researchers enlisted the help of a team of Boykin spaniels to search for three-toed box turtles in a quest to find out more about the emerging ranavirus, which causes respiratory disease among reptiles and amphibians.

St. Louis Zoo President and CEO Jeffrey Bonner plans to retire by the end of the year. Zoo officials credit Bonner with leading the organization’s fundraising and conservation efforts.

In October, St. Louis Zoo chimpanzee Utamu gave birth to a baby girl. Two months later, the infant — named Raven — is starting to reach exciting milestones, like reaching for objects and trying to mimic chimpanzee vocalizations.

Missouri’s population of hellbenders is in trouble. These aquatic salamanders have seen a 70% population decline in the state over the past four decades. Scientists now fear local extinction. We discuss a local effort to bring the hellbender back from the brink.

How do diseases jump from animals to humans? And is there anything we can do to stop them? A Washington University professor explains the problem — and some possible solutions.

St. Louis Zoo resident Utamu is pregnant. The 18-year-old chimpanzee is expected to give birth this fall. Primate manager Helen Boostrom joins St. Louis on the Air to discuss how a new baby may alter the group dynamics of the facility’s nine chimpanzees.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Belleville News-Democrat.The St. Louis Zoo’s 23-year-old Asian elephant has given birth to a…