The Ark, edited and designed by Lincoln Park Zoo docents Judith Tuszynski and Diane Schirf, written primarily by docents, and published by the zoo's Education Department, is LPZ's bimonthly docent newsletter and a key docent continuing education vehicle. Regular features include "News from the Houses," "Education Profile," "Wild in Chicago" (spotlighting local wildlife), and "Field Notes" (focusing on research), as well as the feature articles you'll see here on topics ranging from food to enrichment to captive management to species information to conservation challenges.

Articles: The Orangutan: Quintessential Rainforest Dweller Documentation: Necessity and Nightmare Wild in Chicago: Crafty Corvids Herpetological Defenses Primate Defenses Wild in Chicago: Cunning Canid Conquers Cook County The Endangered Species Act: What Are the Issues? Out of Africa Wild in Chicago: The Return of the Falcon Field Notes: A Goodall Retrospective Viruses and Serengeti Lions It's as Easy as ABC: A Dip Into Alphabet Soup Wild in Chicago: Hangin' on the Gold Coast