Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a new, young and very active male Amur tiger. Chewbacca is one-and-a-half years old, and he arrived from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium this October. Chewbacca's move to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was recommended by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP). His move will provide Columbus Zoo and Aquarium the space they need to breed the most genetically valuable pair of Amur tigers in human care, thus helping the AZA sustain the genetics of this critically endangered species. 

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has been nominated for "Best Zoo Lights" by USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice travel award contest! You can help Electric Safari win a top spot by voting once a day until Monday, December 5. 

What makes Electric Safari one of the best zoo lights in the nation? At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, our horticulture and maintenance staff have created  over 85 one-of-a-kind light sculptures and have put up over 50 acres of lights! This year's event will celebrate 26 years of holiday cheer starting December 9 - 23 and continuing December 25 - January 1, 2017. Help Electric Safari get the national recognition it deserves by voting daily online. 

Recently, two of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's staff members, Joanna Husby and DeeAnn Wilfong, traveled to Ecuador to work with a field conservation team to track and radio collar wild mountain tapir, the most endangered of the four species of tapir. The goal of this ongoing project is to study 10 mountain tapir, so scientists can learn more about their conservation needs before it is too late. This vital research project was funded by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's members through their conservation donation vote in April - our Zoo members voted to contribute $22,000 to fully fund the project.