More families ‘adopt’ turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them

Rather than dipping turkeys into gravy, more families are “adopting” them, donating money to their lifelong care.

Gramma the tortoise, oldest animal at the San Diego Zoo, dies

Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated 141 years of ...
Montrose Press

Second Chance vet clinic open to all of the Western Slope

Second Chance Humane Society announced the reopening of the Community Veterinary Clinic in August, and after early success, is continuing to offer services to the entirety of the Western Slope.

Denver Zoo's beloved hippo won't be moving to Texas — yet

DENVER — Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance said this week that its beloved hippos' scheduled transfer to a different state ...

BR Zoo houses oldest southern cassowary in country

Southern cassowaries are not from Louisiana. They come from the tropical rainforest of Northeast Australia and New Guinea.
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The Hidden Lives of Zoo Animals and the Need to Improve Them

Eve D'Vincent challenges claims that zoo animals are true ambassadors for their species and argues for a shift in ...

Ruby the Grevy’s zebra dies at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance

Ruby the Grevy’s zebra died unexpectedly on Sunday, Nov. 16, after showing signs of colic the evening before, the Denver Zoo ...
The Columbian

Zoos put their vets on display

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around ...

Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved hippo, will stay in the Mile High City for the holidays

Mahali, the Denver Zoo’s beloved Nile hippopotamus, will stay in the Mile High City a little longer than expected. Zoo ...
Colorado Public Radio

Denver’s bison were once zoo animals. Now they’re food and sustenance for Indigenous residents

Since 2018, Denver has allowed a local organization to hold a ceremonial event to harvest one of its roughly 70 buffalo.