Buttonwood Park Zoo faces backlash after a Facebook post involving a Pride toy ... one of the zookeeper Amanda Jacobsson posted photos of the turkey vultures with an LGBTQ+ Pride block painted in ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials and staff in New Bedford are mourning the zoo's second loss since May, Riley the cougar.

NEW BEDFORD -- Two red panda cubs that were born last month at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, made their big and super cute debut on Thursday. BPZOO’s female red panda, 5-year-old Marie, gave birth to ...

NEW BEDFORD — The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things. Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born ...

The Buttonwood Park Zoo veterinarian team evaluates one of two Canada lynx kittens born on May 4. Sylvie arrived at BPZOO in 2014 on a breeding recommendation from the Association of Zoos and ...

NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo is not just a place where visitors can see exotic animals in their habitats, but it is also a hub for scientific research and conservation efforts. With the zoo ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic animals. Toby, the New Bedford zoo’s 23-year-old black bear, passed away after battling a ...

Riley the cougar died at Buttonwood Park Zoo on June 12, 2025. (Buttonwood Park Zoo)NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The ...

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old harbor seal died at Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford.

NEW BEDFORD -- Two red panda cubs that were born last month at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, made their big and super cute debut on Thursday. BPZOO’s female red panda, 5-year-old Marie, gave birth to ...

NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford is mourning the death of a 66-year-old elephant that has been an iconic member of the zoo for nearly 40 years. Massachusetts elephant dies.

The zoo said in a statement on Saturday that it had alerted the Dallas Police Department of the death of the vulture, which zoo officials discovered over the weekend in the park’s “Wilds of ...