Visitors to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo on Jan. 1 will say hello to a new name: the Fort Wayne Zoo. The zoo that opened in 1965 is accredited through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums ...

July 3, 1965: Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo opened to the public for the first time, welcoming about 6,000 guests under sunny skies at Franke Park. Animals included wallabies, monkeys, a prairie dog ...

In September, the zoo announced the arrival of a 5-year-old red panda that had come from Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in Indiana. Aurora, who was 5 years old in September, was alternating use of the ...

The virus spreads through contact with sick birds. At the Fort Wayne Zoo they are watching out for animals coming into the zoo and have a quarantine facility to combat any sicknesses. The Director of ...