Our elephants continue to settle in well as they explore their habitat and enjoy the lake and woods of the large space they live in. Check out the recent update in our 2022 Elephant Report.
The Mississippi sandhill crane is a critically endangered subspecies of sandhill crane that is found in the coastal plains of southern Mississippi. With an estimated 150 birds in the wild today, their numbers have declined mainly due to the slow and gradual decline of their savanna habitat. The cranes are found only on and adjacent…
2020 was a challenging year for all of us, yet despite those challenges, White Oak remained dedicated to conservation and we appreciate your ongoing support of our missions. Learn more in our Annual Report 2020.
Hot off the presses! Check out White Oak Conservation’s 2019 Annual Report! In it, you’ll find information about our ongoing conservation programs and our accomplishments. We are very proud of what we were able to achieve in 2019, due in no small part to your support. 2020 has been an unusual year for all of us,…
Happy #Gruidae! Get it? Gruidae? That’s the scientific family name for cranes. And today’s featured Gruidae is our wattled cranes and their chick that hatched on January 10th of this year. Wattled cranes (Bugeranus carunculata) are known for their distinctive ‘wattles’ and are the tallest of the African cranes. They stand almost 4 ft. in height,…
What do Indonesia and White Oak have in common? A veterinarian and a rhino! Indonesia is home to one of the rarest species of rhinos in the world – the Sumatran rhino. For a few years, one of them, Harapan, lived at White Oak. Harapan, who was born at the Cincinnati Zoo, went back to…
In the wake of Hurricane Irma’s destructive path across the southeastern US, we would like to take this time to offer our sincerest condolences to everyone that was impacted by this major storm. Our thoughts go out to you all as you recover from the storm, and we want to sincerely thank everyone that checked…
Since the beginning of my culinary career 5 years ago I’ve been a big supporter of the Farm-to-Table movement. I grew up in a small Midwestern town where we relied heavily on the local farmers for everything from produce, to milk, to meat, and I’ve always been drawn to companies that operate under that philosophy….
White Oak has had another baby boom! in the past two months we have had two rhino calves and a litter of cheetahs born. We are very excited about all of them. Just before Thanksgiving, the third white rhino calf to of the year was born to our female, Kelly, who was also born at…
There are things happening every day here at White Oak; from summer camp adventures to new animals and everything in between. So we thought it would be great to write some of the happenings down and share them with you. Because what happens at White Oak doesn’t necessarily need to stay at White Oak. Welcome…
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