The first zoo in the United States was in Pennsylvania.The Philadelphia Zoo was chartered on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War.It finally opened its gates on July 1, 1874.
(WJET/WFXP)– Time may be running out to save the Erie Zoo, that’s according to a new story published by the Erie Times-News Thursday night. According to the Erie Times News, the Erie County Convention ...
(WPHL) — For the first time in over 150 years, the Philadelphia Zoo has new additions to the Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise family. The zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered ...
A baby red-tailed monkey is the “newest addition” to a primate exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. Khari was born on Aug. 8 and has been exploring the habitat shared with black and white colobus monkeys, ...
The Philadelphia Zoo announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan, the first for the zoo in 15 years. Screengrab from Philadelphia Zoo video While 31-year-old orangutan Tua ...
A rat species native to the Appalachian Mountains will be the focus of a new program to help populations recover in a number of states, including Pennsylvania, where the animal's survival has faltered ...