Don’t miss the Holiday Lights Spectacular at Roger Williams Park Zoo

This morning on The Rhode Home, we welcomed Corrie Ignagni, Manager of Digital Communications at Roger Williams Park Zoo, ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Federal agents detain grandparents in Franklin Park, family says

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- It's been about a week since Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and his team left the Chicago area. The ICE facility in Broadview was quiet Thursday with little to no ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Blank Park Zoo breaks ground on new Iowa wildlife exhibit

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Blank Park Zoo broke ground Thursday on a new exhibit featuring Iowa’s native wildlife. The Ruan Foundation Wild Iowa exhibit will feature bobcats, eagles, turtles, reptiles, ...
WOSU Public Media

Proposed Franklin County tax levies for Columbus Zoo, ADAMH passed by voters

The Franklin County Crisis Care Center is set to open in summer 2025 at 465 Harmon Avenue in Columbus. On Tuesday, Franklin County voters approved tax issues for the Columbus Zoo and the Alcohol, Drug ...
KCCI Des Moines

Blank Park Zoo announces new exhibit showcasing Iowa wildlife

COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. A NEW EXHIBIT IS COMING TO BLANK PARK ZOO. IT WILL SHOWCASE ANIMALS FOUND RIGHT HERE IN OUR STATE. WILD IOWA IS PART OF THE $18 MILLION EXPAND THE IMPACT CAPITAL ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Rhinos and giraffes arrive at St. Louis Zoo's WildCare Park, to open in 2027

The first two giraffes to arrive at the St. Louis Zoo’s new WildCare Park enjoy a snack as sunbeams stream into the newly completed giraffe barn on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in unincorporated north St.
KY3

Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo celebrates early Halloween with pumpkin treats for animals

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Dickerson Park Zoo celebrated Halloween early with pumpkin treats for animals throughout the facility. Hugo the elephant squashed pumpkins in his annual Halloween tradition.
Chicago Sun-Times

Lincoln Park Zoo welcomes brown bears for the first time in nearly 50 years

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Fox2Now St. Louis

First giraffes move into Saint Louis Zoo’s WildCare Park

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Park happily welcomes its first two resident giraffes to the Zoo’s new safari park and conservation center, coming to north St. Louis County in ...
Beacon Hill Times

Franklin Park Zoo Lights Up the Night with Annual Lantern Show

A colorful glow lights the sky above the Franklin Park Zoo each night from August to November, a result of delicate, larger-than-life lanterns designed to transport people to distant lands, across ...
Los Angeles Times

Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo, is found visiting the bear exhibit

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A wild, very “polite” and possibly lonely black bear recently paid a visit to its neighbors at a Northern ...