Observed annually on 23 May, World Turtle Day aims to highlight the urgent need to protect turtles, tortoises, and their threatened habitats worldwide World Turtle Day, observed annually on 23 May ...

Where: 1200 W. Washington St., Indianapolis When: Starting Memorial Day weekend, throughout the summer until the tortoises’ permanent habitat opens in September. Zoo hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday ...

RACINE, Wis. — Dewey, an African spurred tortoise at the Racine Zoo, is showing that training isn’t just for furry or feathered residents. In a recent video shared on the Racine Zoo’s ...

After announcing plans to relocate Asian elephants Billy and Tina in April 2025, the Los Angeles Zoo confirmed that the elephants had safely arrived at the Tulsa Zoo The Tulsa Zoo shared the very ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Zoo’s Zoopolis 500, an annual tortoise racing event ahead of the Indianapolis 500, returned Wednesday with five radiated tortoises competing for a fruity ...

Alex Payne, spokesman for Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, says ground is being broken this week on the first of two big additions. “We are expanding our lion habitat. It will be in a new area of ...

Thailand has something to shell-ebrate — Korat Zoo has made history by successfully hatching 11 Aldabra giant tortoise babies, becoming the first zoo in the country to breed the rare species. The ...

Alex Payne, spokesman for Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, says ground is being broken this week on the first of two big additions. “We are expanding our lion habitat. It will be in a new area of the zoo ...

which aims to reverse the 70% decline in dormouse numbers seen since 2000 due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change. Health checks are carried out on Hazel dormice by vets at the London ...

For the time being, as Hondo gets used to his new home and pride-mates, he and the lionesses will alternate being on view in the outdoor habitat. Zoo officials said they worked closely with the ...

(WANE) – For the first time ever, the radiated tortoises at the Fort Wayne Zoo laid eggs ... It’s fun to plan what a tiny tortoise habitat looks like,” McFarland said.

Habitat loss, pollution and climate change are making that job ... Reading also serves as vice president of science and conservation at the Butterfly Pavilion, an insect zoo. He noted that studies are ...