6/18/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Set to Debut One of Nation's Largest Primate Habitats: James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests Opens July 11
6/12/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Mourns Sudden Loss of Bottlenose Dolphin Calf
6/7/25: Bottlenose Dolphin Born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
6/5/25: The Rare Animal Netflix Made Famous—Only in Chicago
6/2/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Women's Board Awards Scholarships to Nine Environmental Stewards and Aspiring Conservation Leaders
5/23/25: With Heavy Hearts, We Say Goodbye to Malena (Media Statement)
5/16/25: Researchers Awarded $100,000 for Identifying First Evidence of Possible Language-Like Communication in Dolphins
5/14/25: Summer Adventures Await: Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Seasonal Experiences Offer Fun for All Ages
5/2/25: Meet the Bachelors: Western Lowland Gorillas Shango and Barney to Make New Home at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
4/30/25: Whirl Annual Gala Raises Record-Breaking $2 Million for Brookfield Zoo Chicago
4/23/25: Roaring Nights Concert Series Returns to Brookfield Zoo Chicago
4/21/25: Bird species lost from wild for almost 40 years lays first eggs on new island home (The Nature Conservancy)
4/10/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Offers Complimentary Admission for Low-Income Families through Museums for All
4/7/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Announces Chicago Board of Trade Endangered Species Fund Grant Recipients
4/3/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Welcomes New Arrivals This Spring
3/31/25: Western Lowland Gorillas Explore New Indoor Habitat in the James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests at Brookfield Zoo Chicago
3/18/25: New Family-Friendly Festival Headlines Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Spring Event Lineup
3/17/25: The Mekong Dolphin Swim: A 120KM Relay to Save Cambodia's Irrawaddy River Dolphins (World Wildlife Fund)
3/5/25: New First-of-its-Kind Study Documents Growth and Development of a Bird Species Previously Extinct in the Wild
2/18/25: Endangered Spider Monkeys Rescued from Wildlife Traffickers Find Forever Home at Brookfield Zoo Chicago 
2/11/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago's CEO Dr. Mike Adkesson Selected to Join Distinguished Civic Leadership Fellowship (Leadership Greater Chicago)
2/4/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Pledges to Help Reverse Declines of Seven Species for Reverse the Red Day on Feb. 7
2/4/25: Chicago's Leading Nature and Wildlife Institutions Pledge to Save Endangered Species for Reverse the Red Day (Joint release with Chicago Botanic Garden, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Shedd Aquarium and The Morton Arboretum)
1/30/25: Will changes in weather expose dolphins to more chemicals? (College of Charleston)
1/15/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Announces Bottlenose Dolphin Pregnancy: Advancing Marine Conservation and Science
1/14/25: Brookfield Zoo Chicago Appoints Three Community Leaders to Board of Trustees
1/3/25: Make New Year 'ReZOOlutions' at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with Free Days and More

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