SF Zoo Watch

San Francisco’s New Zoo CEO Isn’t the Change the Zoo Needs

Why the Zoological Society’s CEO pick shows how little is actually changing.

Feb 19

January 2026

SF Zoo Leadership Rejects EcoPark SF — and Confirms Why Change Is Necessary

The response City Hall and San Francisco should not ignore.

Jan 15

76% Want the SF Zoo Reimagined. Attendance Is Down 40%. Losses Near $12M.

EcoPark SF lays out a new future for the 100-acre site.

Jan 11

December 2025

The Riskiest Gorilla Introduction — and SF Zoo Did It Anyway

New internal records describe shaking, food refusal, pacing, and a three-way fight after the “high-risk” introduction of Cecil, the silverback Gorilla.

Dec 17, 2025

SF Zoo is Selling a Fantasy of Wildlife Recovery

SF Zoo Says It Breeds and Releases Endangered Species. The Truth: No Mammals Return to the Wild — Ever.

Dec 9, 2025

October 2025

San Francisco Zoo Withholds Full AZA Report, Releases Summary of Troubling Zoo Findings

Summary of 2022 AZA accreditation review reveals a zoo defined by secrecy, decaying infrastructure, and leadership failures — and a Zoo still unwilling…

Oct 24, 2025

Oscar the Gorilla’s Death Was Preventable. The SF Zoo’s Response? Cocktails

Eight months after Oscar’s preventable death, the San Francisco Zoo is hosting a gala to celebrate his replacement, Cecil.

Oct 16, 2025

Remembering Jane Goodall and Reimagining SF Zoo’s Future

Jane’s legacy calls us to reimagine the SF Zoo.

Oct 1, 2025

September 2025

JOIN US LIVE TODAY: The Future of the San Francisco Zoo

A community conversation on compassion, safety, and real solutions

Sep 29, 2025

August 2025

Advocates Urge SF Zoo to Say No to Pandas

Why an international panda advocacy group urged the city to think twice.

Aug 21, 2025

July 2025

The Silent Death of Lamont: SF Zoo’s Jaguar Shame

How a 13-year-old jaguar disappeared, and why the zoo said nothing

Jul 30, 2025

Rethinking Zoos: Welfare, Design, and the Next Century

David Hancock’s “Zoos 2112” laid out a radical blueprint that still shapes the debate on welfare, biodiversity, and relevance today.

Jul 21, 2025

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