The Houston Zoo has never had an escaped animal threaten visitors, but that doesn't mean staffers and volunteers aren't ...

The Fort Worth Zoo does not allow outside behavioral aides to attend summer camp with children, whereas zoos in Dallas, ...

As experts look to unemployment or G.D.P., people online are turning to pop culture moments (like Will Smith’s new album or a ...

While Texas can have some epic temperature swings and extreme weather, animals kept at zoos rely on humans to help them adapt ...

BROOKFIELD, Ill (WLS) -- Pepe is a contender for World's Favorite Penguin in the "March of the Penguin Madness" contest. Pepe ...

BARC animal shelter officials proposed starting construction for a new animal shelter and looking into non-profit ...

Lions, Tigers and Zebras! Plus Giraffes, Hippos and Bears. The best zoos in the US include large enclosures that allow for free-roaming wildlife. Encounter programming, where visitors can get close to ...

Some community members are upset about BARC shortening the rescue notice for animals facing euthanasia and no longer posting a public “kill list.” The municipal animal shelter is cash-strapped and ...

The first round of voting ends Tuesday, March 18. Pepe is up against Fisher from the Houston Zoo. There are three ways to vote: 1- To vote on Penguin International's website, click here.

This morning at a City Hall meeting, BARC director, Jarrad Mears shared a proposal requesting more funding to help with increased stray intake, shelter needs and better public ...

Catherine Parker Situated in Hermann Park and the Museum District, near the Houston Zoo, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Holocaust Museum Houston, the Houston Museum of Natural Science features ...