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

Another event I missed entirely. Tuesday was Pygmy Hippo Day. Looking at an image of a pygmy hippo, it seems about the right size to provide lunch for the three little dire wolves, extinct for ...

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.

Virunga National Park director Emmanuel De Merode told Reuters in a report published on Tuesday, April 8, that at least 50 hippos and other ... authorities," the zoo said in a statement to PEOPLE.

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo had to say goodbye to a longtime friend and familiar face, the 48-year-old gorilla Roxie, who was humanely euthanized on Tuesday due to her age ...

The deaths represent a major loss for the park, which has been working to increase the number of hippos in recent decades after poaching and war reduced the population from over 20,000 to a few ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Spectators’ eyes lit up, darting from one attraction to the next, on Tuesday along a pathway of glowing dragons, butterflies and flowers at John Ball Zoo. This year’s ...