A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – The new mitigation requirements to combat the surge of COVID-19 will affect many Wheaton Park District programs and facilities. Please review the updated restrictions and guideline changes below as it relates to facilities and programs. For a detailed description of the mitigation guidelines across the State of Illinois, please view [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Margie Wilhelmi Director of Marketing, Wheaton Park District 630.510.4984 | mwilhelmi@wheatonparks.org November 12, 2020 Wheaton, Ill. – This annual tradition brings so much to the season. A stroll through Cosley Zoo, a visit with the animals, the sounds and sights of the holiday plus that time to shop for trees, [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Margie Wilhelmi Director of Marketing, Wheaton Park District 630.510.4984 | mwilhelmi@wheatonparks.org September 03, 2020 For 20 years, Cosley Zoo has been doing its part to save the endangered Blanding’s turtle. As part of the DuPage Forest Preserve District’s Blanding’s Turtle Head Start Program, Cosley Zoo’s dedicated team of zookeepers rears [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Margie Wilhelmi Director of Marketing, Wheaton Park District 630.510.4984 | mwilhelmi@wheatonparks.org June 25, 2020 Cosley Zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen on July 6 & 7 for Cosley Zoo members and July 8 for the general public. “Seeing [...]
Frasier, an eight-year old sandhill crane, comes to Cosley Zoo after having been treated by a rehabilitator for a wing injury. The injury was not able to heal enough to permit Frasier to fly well, and therefore he is unable to be released into the wild. Frasier was introduced to Ichabod, another sandhill crane [...]
GLANCING THE GALLANT | Caring Workers at Cosley Zoo In Wheaton During the Pandemic – Kristen Kucharski CELEBRATING A SUPERHERO STAFF During this pandemic, we can quickly forget that essential workers include staff members at Cosley Zoo in Wheaton who care for all the animals… Read Article
The Cosley Zoo staff is excited to welcome our new fox, “MJ”. MJ is approximately one year old and came to us from a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Michigan. The rehabilitator determined that MJ was not releasable into the wild because while he was young, he was hand-raised by humans. This resulted in what [...]
Cosley Zoo has joined The Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ SAFE program for American turtles. As a partner in the program, Cosley Zoo will be part of a nationwide coalition of zoos and aquariums working to save various turtle species, including Illinois’ very own Blanding’s turtle. The zoo also participates in SAFE programs for [...]
