Lincoln Park Zoo Magazine: Summer 2017

Winter Wonders at the Zoo

Saving Little Fire Faces

Darkness lies all around Lincoln Park Zoo keeper Bryan Summerford as he crouches in the fragmented forests of West Java, Indonesia, surprisingly nestled up next to coffee and other agriculture fields. Armed with a red flashlight, notebook, and camera, he waits. In a flash, the species he seeks darts across the bamboo thicke—as critically endangered slow lorises are anything but slow. The group of researchers he’s with takes note of the tracking device around the loris’ neck, part of a concerted effort to monitor and conserve these bug-eyed beauties.

Lincoln Park Zoo Magazine: Winter 2017

In this issue: holiday fun at the zoo, caring for animals in the winter, and a zoo app taps its potential.