For decades, zoos have faced harsh criticism for confining wild creatures. Yet, a remarkable transformation has been underway ...

In 2024, DSNY closed almost 1,700 service requests for graffiti in the Bronx. So far this year, DSNY has closed 350 service requests in the borough. Leterra said he appreciates the beauty of ...

Supporters are appealing to the New York attorney general for help. By David Waldstein When Preston High School in the Bronx announced in February that it was closing, it seemed to many that it ...

One of my earliest and most memorable roles was at the Wildlife Conservation Society, based at New York’s Bronx Zoo. Just months into the job, the last 18 known black-footed ferrets were brought into ...

They grow up so fast. And so big. Hippos, that is. Poppy, a pygmy hippo born into the Metro Richmond Zoo in December, has taken her first steps outside. She’s now viewable to the public at the ...

A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters first reported the news.

Since 2017, the Bronx Night Market has been the longest-running event series in the Bronx. You can find it in Fordham Plaza on the last Saturday of each month through October. Among the 35 vendors ...

ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta announced on Tuesday that it has opened its newly renovated African Lion Complex. The six-month, $3 million project features a newly designed 1,500 sq. ft. habitat for ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...