Riverbanks Zoo will soon say goodbye to one of its favorite longtime exhibits. The zoo announced Wednesday that it will “soon bid a bittersweet farewell” to its two elephants, Belle and Robin, to make ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is mourning the loss of a beloved male lion. The lion, Zuri, arrived at the Columbia-based Zoo in 2005 and has been a “cherished member of the ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Riverbanks Zoo & Garden is asking visitors to take part in an initiative to help save gorilla habitats. Small electronic devices like cell phones, ipads and laptops contain the ...

COLUMBIA — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden said goodbye to a prized rarity: its only tiger. On March 26, Koshka the Amur tiger was euthanized after years of fighting intervertebral disc disease, a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Midlands has officially gotten to experience wildlife conservation and education for half a century! Riverbanks Zoo and Garden celebrates 50 years of operation on Thursday.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is one of the most successful mid-sized zoos in the United States. Since opening in April 1974, Riverbanks has won a number of awards for exhibit design, breeding programs ...

COLUMBIA — Visitors to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will soon be gliding across the Saluda River. The long-awaited Saluda Skyride, a suspended cable car, will connect the zoo and garden. The new ...

For some, retirement simply means piddling in the backyard garden, lounging around and wondering what to do with all the extra time. Not so for two Bamberg ladies, who have taken their gardening ...