Buttonwood Park Zoo officials in New Bedford say their new center will double its Ambassador Program and feature animals ...

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

The Buttonwood Park Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo will be making adjustments Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

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 — 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 extends its deepest gratitude to Ruth for her years of grace and presence. Her memory will forever be a part of the Zoo, where she will be deeply missed," the press release ...

These ideas of conservation and education, though essential for a modern zoo’s success, were absent in zoos of yesterday. The opening of the New Bedford zoo in 1894 in Buttonwood Park reflected ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — Buttonwood Park Zoo announced the addition of two new female harbor seals to the zoo community. Zoo officials said 2-year-old Luna and 1-year-old Conway arrived at ...

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.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its Atlantic harbor seals. Yellow, one of the zoo’s oldest residents, passed away less than a week from her 40th ...

NEW BEDFORD — Buttonwood Park Zoo officials announced that, due to "record high heat and extreme temperature warnings," the zoo will be closed Tuesday, June 24. However, even though visitors won ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo's resident orangutans, Wicket and Justin, have quite a unique story. According to Rapoza, Wicket came to them already on the drug Prozac.