Convicted Russian criminal Alexander Vinnik is being freed in swap that released American Marc Fogel, officials confirm.

A rare and endangered baby animal that looks like a “fuzzy watermelon” has a new name, and it’s also a fruit, a Washington ...

TACOMA, Wash. — It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, ...

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The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival has unveiled its landmark 25th anniversary season, featuring a groundbreaking ...

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo announced the birth of a new white-faced saki monkey. According to a press release, the baby was born on Jan. 14 to first-time parents 11-year-old ...

Keeping kids entertained while finding activities that parents can enjoy, too, is no easy feat. Luckily, Washington State is ...

While health officials have insisted that the risk to the public remains low amid continued spread, the outbreak has passed some troubling milestones ...

a wildlife sanctuary in Washington state, at Virginia’s Richmond Metro Zoo, at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo, and at Honolulu Zoo. The San Francisco Zoo and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo closed ...

Coyotes have become an increasingly familiar sight in Seattle, making themselves at home in green spaces, parks and neighborhoods. Why it matters: Coexisting responsibly with coyotes, now a permanent ...

Visitors take pictures of male giant panda Bao Li in his enclosure at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington ... with a national park for the species spanning three provinces, Xie said.