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Orcas performing in a show at Marineland Antibes in 2013.

France to send its last captive orcas to marine park, not sanctuary

Spoorthy Raman 3 Jun 2026

The global trafficking ring preying on a rare golden monkey from Brazil

Fernanda Wenzel, Marco Mantovani 1 Jun 2026
Tigers swim in an artificial pond inside the central zoo in Kathmandu.

Nepal prepares to hand over mega zoo project to conservation body

Rajendra Pokherel 22 May 2026
This elusive animal hunts in the dim light of dawn and dusk, making it difficult to observe and hard to count. One of the few ways to survey them is by laying nets, pictured here.

An Australian icon, the platypus is struggling — and scientists still lack answers

Paul Harvey 20 May 2026
A European wildcat in Scotland, where 46 captive-bred wildcats have been released as part of an ongoing reintroduction project. The cats are repopulating former habitat in the Cairngorms mountain range in the eastern highlands.

The European wildcat hovers between recovery and local extinction

Sean Mowbray 11 May 2026
The Lear’s macaw had been at the center of two recent wildlife trafficking cases.

Brazil police seize devices from bird expert in trafficking probe linked to Vantara zoo

Fernanda Wenzel 7 May 2026
A tiger in the Central Zoo in Kathmandu.

Experts caution Nepal’s plan to open doors to private zoos

Deepak Adhikari 30 Apr 2026
Javan gibbon Lima and her mother, Belle. Image courtesy of Port Lympne.

Endangered Javan gibbon baby born in UK rare species sanctuary

Shanna Hanbury 30 Apr 2026
Don Janssen with an okapi. Courtesy of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Don Janssen, wildlife veterinarian who argued that caring for animals begins with people

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Apr 2026
An observation of aggression in zoo-housed bonobos

In zoos, ‘peaceful’ bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, study suggests

Megan Strauss 9 Apr 2026

Kenya to receive 4 mountain bongos from European zoos

Lynet Otieno 3 Apr 2026

Proboscis monkey found in Thailand adds to evidence of cross-border illegal trade

Ana Norman Bermúdez 20 Mar 2026
Visitors interact with belugas at Marineland of Canada, in 2001. At one point, the facility had nearly 60 belugas, the most of any such facility in the world, and ran a successful breeding operation before Canada enacted a law banning cetaceans in captivity in 2019. Image by rdoroshenko via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Belugas facing euthanasia at shuttered Canada theme park may find new homes in US

Spoorthy Raman 11 Mar 2026
A photo of Zeytin posted by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on Facebook in December 2024. No further updates have been provided since the country's announcement to not send Zeytin to Africa.

Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo

Spoorthy Raman 13 Feb 2026
A Southern giraffe in Africa.

New study splits giraffe experts on future wild captures for zoos

Shradha Triveni 18 Dec 2025
Screenshot of Gramma. Courtesy of the San Diego Zoo.

The long life of a Galápagos tortoise

Rhett Ayers Butler 29 Nov 2025
Rescued gibbons in Sumatra

Gibbon trafficking pushes rehabilitation centers to the max in North Sumatra

Carolyn Cowan 12 Nov 2025
Newly hatched Socorro doves at Chester Zoo. Image courtesy of Chester Zoo.

Lost to feral cats, saved by zoos: The story of the Socorro dove

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Sep 2025

Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

Associated Press 20 Aug 2025
Leopard shark. Photo by Alex Kydd.

Can we undo extinction? A growing effort to restore lost sharks

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Aug 2025

Czech zoo welcomes 4 rare Barbary lion cubs whose population is extinct in the wild

Associated Press 6 Aug 2025
A male pygmy hippo calf was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, in the U.S. state of Kansas, on June 26, 2025. Image courtesy of Tanganyika Wildlife Park.

Rare pygmy hippo born in Kansas zoo offers hope for endangered species

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Jul 2025
Banner image of a gelada by Charles J. Sharp via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Gelada monkey vocalizations offer insight into human evolution: Study

Kristine Sabillo 9 Jun 2025
Asian small-clawed otter

DNA probe links Japan’s otter-themed cafes to poaching hotspots in Thailand

Carolyn Cowan 26 May 2025
The rescue team carries a deer rescued from an artificial amusement park.

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal wildlife captivity — but what happens after?

Abu Siddique, Sadiqur Rahman 6 May 2025
Banner image of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park elephants in Escondido, California, courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Why captive elephants formed a circle during the San Diego earthquake

Kristine Sabillo 21 Apr 2025
Banner image of Mommy, the Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise, courtesy of Philadelphia Zoo.

97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes a first-time mom

Kristine Sabillo 11 Apr 2025
In September, Moo Deng went viral, becoming famous for her playful, no-holds-barred attitude.

Has the Moo Deng craze helped wild pygmy hippos at all? (analysis)

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2025

Officials pledge zoo review after Sumatran elephant is killed in Bali flood

Luh De Suriyani 19 Dec 2024
red shanked douc

Vietnam’s mammals need conservation within and outside their range: Study

Carolyn Cowan 13 Dec 2024
Rinnie and Gary Shapiro in a peat swamp in Central Kalimantan. Photo credit: Rod Brindamour.

Orangutan conservation and communication: Gary Shapiro’s half-century journey from zoos to the wilds of Borneo

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Oct 2024

We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated

Marlowe Starling 18 Sep 2024

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