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


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.comNew diet for gorillas at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo helps animals with needed weight loss.

2006 Fall

Case Alumni: Developing the Zoo connection.

The important thing is to never stop questioning.  

Albert Einstein

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.

Maya Angelou

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.

Robert McKee

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.  

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improving the future for gorillas

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John F. Kennedy

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