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Climate & Environment
As the Big Bear Alpine Zoo came under threat from the 39,000-acre Line fire, staffers evacuated most of its animals to sunny Palm Desert.
Sept. 18, 2024
Television
Before her arrest Monday on suspicion of drug possession, ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ star Amy Slaton left a Tennessee zoo on a stretcher after allegedly being bitten by a camel.
Sept. 4, 2024
California
The closure of the Oakland Zoo’s elephant exhibit has sparked animal activists to call for other zoos to follow suit.
Aug. 14, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
‘Encanto’ and ‘Zootopia’ director Jared Bush has been named chief creative officer at Walt Disney Animation as Jennifer Lee steps back and returns to filmmaking for ‘Frozen 3’ and ‘Frozen 4.’
Sept. 19, 2024
Happy ‘California Panda Day!’ San Diego Zoo welcomes first new pandas to enter the U.S. in more than 21 years.
Aug. 8, 2024
Science & Medicine
A new method of rearing California condors at the Los Angeles Zoo has resulted in a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched this year.
July 24, 2024
Winston, a beloved and ailing gorilla believed to have been the second-oldest in a U.S. zoo, died Saturday, park officials said.
July 16, 2024
The Los Angeles City Council has ordered a study into the factors that led Asian elephants Jewel and Shaunzi to be euthanized at the L.A. Zoo.
May 17, 2024
China could be sending giant pandas to the U.S. for the first time in years, reigniting ‘panda diplomacy’ between the two countries.
Feb. 22, 2024
World & Nation
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities, has died.
Feb. 24, 2024