After two days of sudden closure, Buttonwood Park Zoo announced that Blue, its male Atlantic harbor seal, died. Here's what ...

If you have plans to visit your favorite animal friends today, you'll have to make new arrangements. According to Buttonwood ...

New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo abruptly closed for two days, leading to speculation. However, the zoo said it was due to the death of a beloved harbor seal.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Buttonwood Park Zoo announced the passing of Atlantic Harbor seal Blue on Feb. 5. The zoo said Blue had been under veterinary care and observation since Jan. 31 due to ...

NEW BEDFORD — After a long and happy life at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, beloved Asian elephant Ruth passed away on Dec. 28, 2024 at the age of 66. Now the staff is monitoring Emily as she ...

That was within days of the death of Willie, a 30-year-old donkey at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence and of Ruth, a 66-year-old elephant at New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo. Wright pointed ...

“She really is a sassy old lady,” said her longtime care taker, Shara Rapoza, the Assistant Director of the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. Ruth is majestic, even as she gives herself a ...

NEW BEDFORD – Joyce Rowley doesn’t expect a big turnout for a vigil in front of City Hall Friday at 6 p.m. in memory of Ruth, the Buttonwood Park Zoo elephant that died at 66 years of age ...

Friday was 'Coach Lee Stetson night' at Exeter-West Greenwich High School, as students and staff honored a beloved teacher and basketball coach.

Two emperor tamarins are the newest residents of Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Sal, an 8-year-old male, and Feta, a 4-year-old female, come to the zoo as a breeding pair, the zoo announced. They can be ...

Lincoln Park Zoo has two new petite primate residents! Emperor tamarins Sal and Feta have settled into their habitat in ...