A small city zoo is making a big impact, not by bringing people face-to-face with animals but by giving those animals a ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials in New Bedford say their new center will double its Ambassador Program and feature animals ...

Today Architectural Digest is welcomed by RuPaul to tour his dazzling Beverly Hills home. Zoo keepers and staff will work to ensure all animals stay cool during the extreme heat. White House reacts ...

The Buttonwood Park Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo will be making adjustments Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials and staff in New Bedford are mourning the zoo's second loss since May, Riley the cougar.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of its 16-year-old cougar. The zoo announced Friday that ...

Riley the cougar died at Buttonwood Park Zoo on June 12, 2025. (Buttonwood Park Zoo)NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved red pandas. The zoo announced Thursday that Marie, the first female red panda to call the zoo home ...

A 21-year-old harbor seal at Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, named Blue, died last week from highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as avian flu or bird flu. Diagnostic testing on Blue ...

In a Dec. 30 Facebook video from the BPZOO, Shara Rapoza, assistant director of Buttonwood Park Zoo and the elephants' longtime caregiver, shared updates about Emily since Ruth's passing.

Buttonwood Park Zoo will be closed until Thursday to allow staff and Emily, a 60-year-old Asian elephant that is Ruth's longtime companion, "time to grieve this immense loss." ...

The Buttonwood Park Zoo extends its deepest gratitude to Ruth for her years of grace and presence. Her memory will forever be a part of the Zoo, where she will be deeply missed," the press release ...