San Luis Obispo, California - Opposition to a proposed bear hunt in San Luis Obispo County is growing.

Wild Animal Park is pioneering the new, noninvasive approach to breeding

The Abilene Zoo announced Wednesday the birth of two ocelot kittens, one male and one female.

SAN DIEGO - Two endangered California condor chicks were born at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park over the past several days, and seven more are expected to hatch in the next few months, it was announced Wednesday.

Attorney general opens investigation into capture Biologist denies telling worker to use scat to lure cat State claimed Macho B's capture was inadvertent

Gypsy, a 27-year-old female African elephant, arrived in Dallas on Tuesday. Zoo spokeswoman Susan Eckert said Wednesday that Gypsy, acquired from a private owner in Texas, will be in quarantine for six to 12 weeks before being introduced to Jenny.

American and British conservation biologists, in coordination with scientific educators and zoological researchers, have announced today the possible discovery of a distinct new elephant sub-species, which they have named Elephas maximus zoochoticus.

Now, despite everything else she juggles, Glass is taking on an even bigger responsibility. As the recently named coordinator for the Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Red Panda Species Survival Plan, Glass will coordinate AZA conservation efforts for

For the fourth year in a row, the Oregon Zoo's butterfly conservation lab has successfully reared Taylor's checkerspot larvae, making significant progress in the effort to save this endangered Northwest butterfly.

It seems to be happening too often recently: The death of another high-profile animal at the St. Louis Zoo. On Tuesday, the zoo revealed its only polar bear had died. The 23-year-old polar bear, named Hope, was euthanized Monday after