Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A breeding program at the Bronx Zoo allowed scientists to release 15 young cottontail rabbits, the only rabbit species native to ...

Zoos often introduce new animals, but not every arrival carries the same weight. Some species are common, familiar, and easy ...

The zoo said eastern black rhinoceros are critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Members of the House Regulatory Reform Committee on Thursday gave their approval to an amendment of the state’s Large Carnivore Act, following testimony from Michigan zoos noting that the current ...

Learn how the birth of three giant otter pups at Chester Zoo could support conservation efforts for one of the world’s most endangered freshwater predators, with fewer than 5,000 left in the wild.

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Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy hippo threatened breeding programs zoo leaders describe as critical to ...

"There are many zoos I would like to see closed." —David Field, president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums There is increasing concern among zoo administrators, researchers, and ...

Fifteen young New England cottontail rabbits born at a New York City zoo have been released into the wild in Maine as part of an effort to save the only rabbit species native to New England from ...