Toxic algae blooms contain a neurotoxin that is likely impacting the sea lions. Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae bloom ...

A talent show for kids ages 12 and under is a popular part ot El Dia del Niño at the Santa Barbara Zoo.(Courtesy photo) One of the Santa Barbara ...

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The Santa Barbara Zoo’s longest current resident has died. The Zoo announced Friday that 47-year-old white-handed gibbon Jamine had lived with diabetes for the last nine years and exceeded her ...

(March 12, 2025) Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Zoo is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Jackson as the new Chair, and welcomes Ozlem Arconian, Hillary Courtemanche, Rhonda Ledson ...

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Your browser does not support the audio element. Santa Barbara has a rep. It’s an escape for the extremely rich and Californian, an idyllic town nestled between the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Fort Wayne, Indiana, community is already falling in love with a former John Ball Zoo resident, his new zoo says. Back in November, John Ball Zoo announced Kiume ...

SeaWorld San Diego’s rescue team picked up a California sea lion Saturday night after it wandered onto a Carlsbad street while displaying what animal-care staff believe may be symptoms of domoic ...

The Lions Club of Carpinteria recently honored Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputy Gary Oliver with the Lions Public Safety ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...