San Diego Zoo

Scientists released a group of endangered Mountain yellow-legged frogs into part of the San Bernardino National Forest, to repopulate the area with the animals.

Several animals at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park could soon get COVID-19 vaccines since the facilities are anticipating a shipment of doses in the near future, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

A San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist was bitten Monday by a venomous snake while they were in an area away from the public, an official said.

A father is facing a child endangerment charge for allegedly bringing his 2-year-old into an elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo on Friday, according to San Diego police.

About two dozen burrowing owls that hatched at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have been given a chance to not only survive but thrive in the wild thanks to a program to reintroduce the locally threatened bird into Ramona grasslands.

Nine apes from the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated with an experimental COVID-19 drug meant for animals. The doses were given after a recent outbreak of COVID-19 among the zoo’s gorilla troop.

Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago

The San Diego Zoo and Safari park reopened Saturday following California lifting the stay-at-home orders on Monday. “We are so excited to be open now to be making our contributions not only to make a strong connection with nature, and our guests, but also to employ team members and to make that contribution to the local economy,” said Dwight Scott,…

The San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park will soon require a reservation for visitors to enter their parks.

A former biologist who admitted in March that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the San Diego Zoo was sentenced to prison in federal court on Wednesday.

Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen.

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It’s that time of the year again. Kids are free throughout the month of October at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Children 11 years and younger will receive free admission to the zoo, safari park when accompanied by an adult with a valid form of admission. One adult with a valid form of admission can…

Looking for ways to lift your kiddos spirits? For the entire month of October kids 11 and under are free at both the San Diego Zoo & Safari Park. Enjoy new experiences like the Safari Cabanas and glow-in-the-dark Halloween nights.

As more and more establishments and local beaches reopen after months of closures, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park have announced they will also reopen soon.

The San Diego Zoo isn’t reopening until Saturday, but you’re just in time to join a very unique virtual tour of the zoo’s Reptile Walk. Animal Ambassador Rick Schwartz is joined by a special guest, Justine the North American beaver, to give us a VIP tour of the Galapagos giant tortoise and gharial exhibits.

The San Diego Zoo has announced the latest addition of its wild family – a male pygmy hippopotamus whose successful birth was the first of its kind at the zoo in more than 30 years.