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Five Zoos Leading The Nation And Five Falling Behind

Not all zoos tell the same story, and anyone who's visited a few knows the difference instantly. Some places feel thoughtful ...

National Zoo works ‘around the clock' to pull off holiday tradition after shutdown

ZooLights returns Nov. 21 to Jan. 3. The National Zoo team hurried to pull everything together after the government shutdown ...
Smithsonian Institution

ZooLights Returns Nov. 21 to Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

A lit-up panda display dazzles visitors under a brightly colored banner of flowers at ZooLights at the Smithsonian’s National ...

Smithsonian museums, National Zoo reopenings bring flocks of visitors

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are welcoming members of the public back after weeks of closures because of the government shutdown.
KnoxTN Today

National Hug a Bear Day-Zoo Knoxville has bears

National Hug a Bear Day is today, Friday, November 7, 2025. The day encourages and supports bear charities. The day celebrates the joy of hugging teddy bears, never hugging live bears, but promoting ...
KNSI Radio

How budget cuts are affecting National Park Service rangers

It’s a perfect fall afternoon in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park and a guided hike of 15 strangers just a few miles beyond the park’s eastern entrance is under way. As the hikers click away ...
WDRB

Raiders' Lonnie Johnson Jr. hopes to make season debut Thursday at Denver

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders safety Lonnie Johnson Jr. will be activated off injured reserve and could make his season debut Thursday night at Denver. Johnson broke his right leg during a ...