The Essex County Turtle Back Zoo will hold a Sensory-Friendly Morning event on from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on April 26. The modified zoo experience is designed for individuals who may find the typical zoo ...

Turtle Back Zoo’s black bear named “Jelly” temporarily escaped her enclosure on Thursday morning through an unlocked gate before the zoo opened to the public. The 20-year-old bear walked through an ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- An 18-foot-tall Masai giraffe at New Jersey's Turtle Back Zoo has died from complications during a medical procedure. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Need a break from coronavirus news? Well the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey has a fuzzy and adorable new addition. Essex County Executive ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A plan is in the works to turn the former Sea Lion Sound exhibit at the Turtle Back Zoo into a habitat for lemurs, county officials recently announced. The nearly $4 million project ...