Great Plains Zoo

The city invites interested U.S. based nonprofits to fill out an application of qualification and interest in taking ownership of the more than 150 taxidermy mounts.

The future of a taxidermy exhibit once displayed at the Delbridge museum at the Great Plains Zoo is still in flux.

For the first time in 30 years, lions return to the Great Plains Zoo.

Sioux Falls philanthropist Denny Sanford is donating $25,000,000 to the Great Plains Zoo and the Butterfly House & Aquarium.

Simba and Amahle are acclimating to their new care team, surroundings, and each other. They'll greet the public later in June.

We speak with three of the leaders shaping the Great Plains Zoo ahead of the release of their 15-year master plan. We learn why the focus is on the animals' well-being.

Six red wolf pups are helping bring the species back from the brink. We learn about the zoo's conservation programs and a special appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show."

Romance can be wild for humans, and it's the same in the animal kingdom. We get a preview of the Woo at the Zoo event and learn about the mating rituals of a few species.

All proceeds from voting on the pups names goes directly to their care, and future updates for their enclosure.

Following public concern over the closure of the Delbridge Museum, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken has assembled a work group to determine what happens to taxidermy specimens.