DR. KRISTEN LUKAS
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR LAB
AT CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO AND CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
DR. KRISTEN LUKAS
ANIMAL BEHAVIORIST &
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST
Animal behavior
Gorilla behavior & care
Animal welfare
Environment & behavior
Conservation psychology
#FUTUREFORWILDLIFE
updates
2024 August
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo shares update on baby gorilla Jameela: 'She is now crawling!'
2024 July
BioScience Alliance partnership benefits students, faculty and the public
2024 June
Amazing Freddy: This gorilla is 50 years and still nursing infants. Why?
2024 April
2024 March
in the news
2021 November
60 Minutes: Rwandan gorillas a rare conservation success story.
2020 February
Scene: Stand Up Science tour returning to Hilarities in April.
2020 January
Ideastream: Done with your holiday lights? The Zoo will recycle them.
2019 December
Lancer Spirit: Dr. Lukas shows APES classes a way to give back to gorillas.
2019 July
Craine's Cleveland Business: Kristen Lukas, 2019 Women of Note.
2019 June
Cincinnati Business Courier: Judge orders Ndume the gorilla back to Cincinnati Zoo.
WCPO Cincinnati: Ndume the gorilla must come home to Cincinnati Zoo by June 13.
2019 April
Exploradio: Modern zoo design presents choices for animals and people.
The Daily: CWRU, Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and Cleveland Museum of Natural History join forces to expand research, education opportunities.
The Observer: Collaboration formed between Cleveland science institutions.
2019 February
Exploradio: How Ohio became a hotbed of gorilla research
2018 April
19 News: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo closer to solution for gorilla heart disease epidemic (video).
2018 March
The Atlantic: Something Mysterious Is Killing Captive Gorillas
2017 May
Lancer Spirit: Ape expert Dr. Lukas visits APES class.
2016 June
Reuters: Genes of slain Cincinnati gorilla to live on.
2011 July
Cleveland.com: New diet for gorillas at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo helps animals with needed weight loss.
2006 Fall
Case Alumni: Developing the Zoo connection.
Dr. Kristen Lukas, Dr. Pam Dennis, Dr. Diana Koester, Kym Gopp, Dr. Noah Dunham
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
A research and training alliance of
Case Western Reserve University, Holden Forests and Gardens, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Click here for details.
improving the future for gorillas
Previous updates
2023 September
Kunda means love in Kinyarwanda: 2nd gorilla infant born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo now has a name!
2022 July
CWRU at the zoo: Partnership trains next generation of zoo scientists
2022 June
The Ellen Campus dedication
2022 January
2021 December
Don't miss Wild Winter Lights at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!
2021 November
60 Minutes featured Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund's work with Rwanda's mountain gorillas!
2021 October
First baby gorilla born at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in its 139 year history!
2021 March
Check this out: BBC reports Reddit "Ape" investors raised $350,000 to support the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund!!!
2021 February
THANK YOU!!! Zoo supporters select tiger cub names and raise $3,500 for conservation!
2021 January
Dr. Noah Dunham teaches CWRU's Backyard Behavior course this semester at the Zoo
2020 December
Check out my Cleveland Zoological Society BLOG: 5 Things You May Not (Yet!) Know about the Fossey Fund!
Don't miss: Wild Winter Lights at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
See the early release of our new publication on The Memoirs Program partnership with Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, University of Rwanda, and Case Western Reserve University!
2020 July
Don't miss the Zoo's Asian Lantern Festival! All new lanterns this year.
2020 June
17th: The Zoo is OPEN again!
3rd: Learn about some of our CWRU Graduate Research Assistant projects in the CZS Blog: Research Roundup
1st-14th: Come visit us during our Cruise the Zoo fundraising event at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!
2020 May
20th-31st: Come visit us during our Cruise the Zoo fundraising event at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo!
18th-29th: The Zoo is hosting Zoo Science & Management course virtually through Cleveland State University
1st: Due to COVID-19, the Zoo remains closed but our CWRU Graduate Research Associates continue to provide scientific support to the animal care team and make progress on research projects