COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (September 4, 2023) — Zoopocalypse is a family-friendly 5K Fun Run! This inaugural event is a fun(d)raiser to bring the Grizzly Bear to the zoo. Looking forward to seeing you as a runner/walker/screamer. Wear a costume if you like.  If you are not a runner/walker/screamer. . . please volunteer as a Zoobie Zombie staged in the zoo to make this event a nighttime success!

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (February 14, 2023) — One of the zoo’s most popular and beloved residents, Twiga, a sixteen-year-old female Southern Nubian Giraffe, passed away on January 3 from a degenerative neurological disease of the brain and spinal cord. “Twiga was an extraordinary member of our zoo family’ beloved by her keepers and our guests alike,” says Zoo Director Lee Jackson. Twiga came to the Niabi Zoo in 2007 from the Palm Beach Zoo at the age of one.

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (December 9, 2022) — The Niabi Zoos African Prairie Dog campaign online auction ends on December 12. The Niabi zoo, with the help of our wonderful community of supporters and partners, has assembled an exciting assortment of auction items to bid on.