There are few animals that capture the imagination like snow leopards. As Tashi R. Ghale wrote in Searching for the Snow Leopard, Guardian of the High Mountains, “Beyond the ecological importance of a top predator like the snow leopard, there is something inherently mystical that draws us to these powerful big cats. Their ability to survive in one of the world’s harshest climates, combined with their beauty and ethereal quality, has been the impetus for humans to not only respect...Read More

Each year on September 1, we celebrate International Primate Day. The holiday was founded by Animal Defenders International in 2005 with the purpose of ending monkey experimentation for disease research. Since then, the day has evolved to include wild primate conservation and habitat protection. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than a third of all primates are considered Critically Endangered or Threatened. The Sacramento Zoo is home to eight different species of primates. Read...Read More