Iowa’s Wildest Adventure welcomes a new male eastern black rhino in order to help increase the population of this critically ...

There’s a new rhino at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo. The zoo announced Wednesday that four-year-old male “AJ” had joined the ...

Fifty-six Blanding's turtles were released into their natural wetland habitat June 4. Three partnering agencies, consisting ...

Brookside is an Ames gem. Among nearly 40 parks in town, Brookside Park was the second to be designated an official city park ...

In central Iowa, 56 Blanding's turtle hatchlings were released into their natural habitat on Wednesday, marking the ...

Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation action, or are endangered due to a ...

One of two baby cotton-top tamarin twins born recently at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo has died, the zoo announced. The Blank Park Zoo welcomed the pair of cotton-top tamarin monkeys in February, almost ...

One of the nation's biggest insect zoos is coming to a bittersweet end. After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of ...

Blank Park Zoo image of the planned Big Cat exhibit expansion Iowa’s largest zoo is launching what’s described as a “transformative” project, one of the most comprehensive expansion and ...