When snow and bitter cold temperatures hit Knoxville during winter, not only could it force schools and offices to close or shows to be canceled, but animal shelters and the zoo might need to shut ...

It went from one of the worst zoos in America to a beloved menagerie filled with disabled and elderly native species. Now it may close for good. Zoo New York, in Watertown, N.Y., includes a porcupine, ...

After the winter storm of 2021 plunged the Houston Zoo into freezing temperatures that killed several birds and one turtle, the zoo’s leaders learned a valuable lesson. Workers have since insulated ...

Sheboygan's Vollrath Park once housed a zoo featuring native North American and exotic animals. The zoo faced challenges including animal escapes, accidental poisonings and a child's injury from a ...

It's after 8 p.m. on a rainy summer evening in 2024 and most of the diurnal animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo have tucked in for the night. But the zoo is far from quiet. Visitors still walk the zoo ...

While Siberian tigers are built to withstand frigid temperatures, staff at Bee City are bringing more than 200 animals — including their two striped big cats — to inside enclosures and adding heaters ...

Nearby, several homes displayed red yard signs that read "We Support Shalom," a show of solidarity for the Farmington zoo. Since opening in 1979, the family-run operation has become one of the state's ...

Brookhaven officials are in talks with local wildlife refuges and state environmental officials as they seek new homes for more than 100 animals that will be displaced next year with the closing of ...