Connie Jansen couldn’t help but notice the tiger at Atascadero’s Central Coast Zoo. For 45 minutes this past summer, she said she watched him pace in his enclosure and cry out. She questioned whether ...

Zoo curators have emergency teams in case of a wild animal escape, according to wildlife expert Diana Guerrero. And zoos' animal environments sometimes include features such as moats or reinforced ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX5/KUSI)–The San Diego Zoo welcomed a newborn female okapi calf to its Lost Forest exhibit last Tuesday. The calf was born to mom Subira and first-time dad Kapu, marking the first okapi ...

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council is set to consider an item on Monday’s agenda to authorize the first amendment to the lease agreement between the city and the Zoological Society of San Diego ...

The San Diego City Council on Monday afternoon took a key step toward charging for parking at the San Diego Zoo. The council passed an amendment to the zoo's lease that allows the establishment to ...

The Trump administration fired yet another San Francisco immigration judge, the sixth judge from the city’s immigration court who’s been terminated since he took office in January. According to ...

MOCCASIN, Tuolumne County — At the base of a steep grade in the Sierra Nevada off a highway that leads into Yosemite National Park is an unincorporated community with 63 people and not much else.

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Zoo will soon be adding to its aquatic offerings. The zoo announced Friday it is building a new lab for ocean conservation. The lab, which will be 937 square feet, will focus ...

Coral reefs are in decline across the world’s oceans, and San Antonio Zoo wants to be a part of the solution. In the summer of 2026, the zoo is set to open the Brewer Ocean Conservation Lab beside the ...

It has been a challenging time for the San Diego Zoo, where three beloved animals — a polar bear, giraffe and gorilla — died within days of each other. The latest death occurred Monday, when Maka, a ...

WASHINGTON — A mob of rioters ambushed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in San Francisco, with one knife-wielding, keffiyeh-clad agitator threatening to “stab” one of the feds and “go after” ...

Zoo escapes have captivated public imagination and made headlines around the world for decades. These extraordinary events showcase animals’ intelligence, determination, and sometimes pure luck as ...