The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, now in its 150th anniversary year, makes five times as much power as it uses, according to Mark Fisher, the zoo’s vice president of facilities and sustainability ...

In 2020 I learned of victims of a lucrative illegal wildlife trade intercepted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife and brought to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden for refuge. The survivors of the smuggling ...

Clearing out the poop from the animals’ enclosures is a significant part of the zoo’s daily energy usage. Here are the Cincinnati Zoo’s most productive poopers. Giraffes: 300 pounds per day. America’s ...

The Cincinnati Zoo has made strides in sustainability, boasting three of the country’s largest solar arrays and a 1.5-million-gallon rainwater capture system. From 2006 to 2024, the zoo’s water usage ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The paid parking battle in Balboa Park has now expanded to another free lot in the area — one belonging to the San Diego Zoo. Now those planning on heading to one of the city’s ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -One person has been sent to the hospital after being hit by a car just before 9 a.m. Saturday. Lincoln Police said two vehicles were going southbound when a pedestrian started ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's new baby Asian elephant has been named Rita Jean. She is named after the late Rita Jean Wolfe, a community leader whose family has supported the zoo for nearly a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus Zoo’s baby elephant now has a name after it made its debut last month. The baby Asian elephant is named Rita Jean, after Rita Jean Wolfe, a member of Wolfe family with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Visitors to John Ball Zoo who live outside Kent County will soon be charged a $5 parking fee. The zoo announced the change Friday, Sept. 5, and said it will go into effect “in the ...

MANCHESTER, Mo. – What sits across the busy street of Manchester Road is a rising business that’s capturing the eye of St. Louisans—in a surprising way. Located at 14390 Manchester Road, The Reptile ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A Michigan zoo has announced the birth of its pygmy hippo calf. John Ball Zoo announced on Facebook that first-time parents Penelope and Jahari welcomed their 11-pound baby on ...