Prior to the announcement that the zoo would not move to Elk Grove, the Sacramento Zoological Society had transferred approximately $1.9 million in new zoo donations to the city of Elk Grove.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo has played in an important role in recent conservation efforts to save a rare bird species in Brazil, the zoo announced in a press release. Zoo employee Joe Wood ...

A bottlenose dolphin delivered a calf Saturday morning at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, a “momentous occasion” that marks the first dolphin birth there in more than a decade.

“Every birth is a remarkable learning opportunity, and the scientific information we gain benefits marine conservation efforts," Dr. Mike Adkesson, Brookfield Zoo Chicago president and CEO, said.

Two elderly elephants, Mikki and Punch, have been relocated from the Louisville Zoo to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. The move aims to provide the elephants with a more suitable environment ...

The Erie Zoo has a new furry tenant. On June 3, the zoo announced on social media that they have welcomed a new binturong, or bearcat, to the zoo. The almost 8-year-old bearcat is named Sheba.

Five cheetah cubs were born on May 5, 2025, at the St. Louis Zoo. They were the first successful cheetah births at the zoo in more than seven years. Photo by Kelsey Thompson, St. Louis Zoo ...

Two weeks after Billy and Tina's move from LA, a Tulsa Zoo official said, "We're going to give them complex spaces, enrichment" in a brand new facility with five other elephants.

The Forth Worth Zoo in Texas welcomed a new porcupette — a baby prehensile-tailed porcupine — on May 17. The zoo plans to find out the newborn's sex via a quill DNA test.

He said the zoo is investigating what caused the door to fail. Female Sumatran orangutans can stand up to 4 feet tall and weigh as much as 150 pounds, while males can grow up to 6 feet and 250 ...

The Denver Zoo confirmed with FOX31 that on Wednesday, around 3:45 p.m., employees were doing a check when they discovered that an orangutan wasn’t in its exhibit.