After taking a year off in 2024, the Butterfly Festival returned to the Springfield Botanical Gardens on Saturday.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The Detroit Zoo announced Friday that Zoo Keys are returning for the first time in more than two decades. According to zoo officials, the colorful, animal-shaped keys can be ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Zookeepers at Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo mourn the loss of an elderly colobus monkey.

At 30 years old, Morgan was the fourth-oldest colobus in an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo, the Dickerson ...

Dickerson Park Zoo euthanized Morgan, a 30-year-old black and white colobus monkey, on Wednesday due to worsening health ...

Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri, will reopen this Saturday after severe storms caused damage to the zoo. The zoo was closed for a few days to clear debris and repair power outages.

How do you cope when the weather is bitterly cold? Do you relish hot showers or baths, walk around in the sunshine when possible, do puzzles to keep your mind sharp and enjoy favorite snacks?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Dickerson Park Zoo has grown by two. In late July, triplet cotton-top tamarins were born. Sadly, only two survived. Now, the twins are growing strong and ready for visitors at ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Binder Park Zoo has welcomed a new addition to its family of zebras. Born July 15, the unnamed foal is the first-born of mother Debbie, the zoo's last foal that was born in ...

Dickerson Park Zoo and Friends of the Zoo have announced the addition of two special habitats at the zoo. Thanks to a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield, there are now two new nursing ...

The position is informally known as Zoo Director. Thompson has spent his entire professional career at Dickerson Park Zoo, starting as a member of guest services staff in 2004. He has served in ...

Dickerson Park Zoo is inviting the community to help celebrate a momentous milestone this weekend: 100 years of operation. The Centennial Celebration Ceremony kicks off at the zoo amphitheater at ...