SEATTLE — Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo has made the decision to move its one-and-a-half-month-old baby gorilla boy to another zoo. The zoo said it hopes the move will allow the baby gorilla to be ...

Bowie, a three-month-old sloth bear cub, made her first public appearance at the Woodland Park Zoo this weekend. The bear cub was born on Jan. 8 and shares a birthday and namesake of icon David Bowie.

The newest grizzly bear cub at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo officially has a name — Fern. “We were honored to be asked to name little Fern, the zoo’s adorable new rescued grizzly cub! She is a living ...

Woodland Park Zoo will say goodbye to its only remaining hippo, Lupe, as she prepares to move to a new home where she can thrive with other hippos. The last day to see Lupe will be September 24, ...

Around 200 Woodland Park Zoo workers, who are members of the Join Craft Council (JCC) Coalition of Unions, have been poised to strike as the JCC negotiated a new contract with the zoo. Workers hoped ...

SEATTLE — Wolves are making a return to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo as the facility welcomes a pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves. Wolves have been absent from the zoo since October 2024, when ...

SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo will move its baby gorilla to a different facility with a new family after he had difficulties bonding with his mother, the zoo announced. Born on June 28, the unnamed male ...

There’s plenty to do this season—lights, shows, markets, food—but here’s one more important thing worth putting on your list.

SEATTLE — One man at Woodland Park Zoo knows firsthand how spending time around birds can impact people’s overall wellbeing. John Samaras is a lead animal keeper at the Woodland Park Zoo. One of his ...

Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital hosts 39th annual Festival of Trees this weekend in Tacoma The Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital's 39th Annual “Festival of Trees” holiday celebration is ...

Woodland Park Zoo’s 15-year-old orangutan Batu miscarried her nearly full-term fetus, according to the zoo. This was Batu’s first pregnancy and would’ve been Woodland Park’s first orangutan birth in ...