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  • The potential sale of these iconic zoos has stunned locals, as the facilities represent not just businesses, but cherished institutions deeply embedded in the hearts of North Carolinians.

  • Damian Aspinall says "there's no justification at all to keep animals in captivity" and zoos have been a "terrible mistake".

  • The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced they are welcoming The Wilds as a member to the global zoo and aquarium community on Friday.

  • The Houston Zoo bids farewell to one of its Asian elephants to make room for a new elephant from the Denver Zoo.

  • Decision to make wildlife zoos and parks plastic free zones Special message from DG Wildlife Mudassar Riaz Malik to all wildlife parks and zoos for implementation.

  • The 100-year-old zoo is already looking ahead to the next phase of its master plan, which will add 22 acres to the Montgomery County attraction.

  • Businessman and Iredell County commissioner Scott Brown is selling two of North Carolina’s largest privately owned zoos.

  • Frantic giraffes, barking gibbons, randy tortoises … previous solar eclipses have revealed varied responses to sudden onset of darkness .

  • E-Cycle Week is offered in cooperation with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Gorilla SAFE (Saving Animals from Extinction) program and continues the celebration of Earth Day.

  • In order to call either one of these zoos home, potential buyers will need to spend between $4.

  • Henry Doorly Zoo made an arrangement with the Ohio Zoo to joint custody of twin gorillas in 1984.

  • The Association of Zoos and Aquariums announced that the Louisville Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission.