In a Facebook post, Akron Zoo officials say the closure is to “conduct joint safety drills” alongside the Akron Fire ...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Akron Zoo will be closed Wednesday, so staff can conduct safety drills. Akron firefighters, ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Akron Zoo announced the death of one of its lions Thursday. Tamarr was 20 years old, according to the zoo, and had a sharp decline in health over the last few days. “The ...

AKRON, Ohio – Tamarr, the elderly male lion at the Akron Zoo, has died. Zoo officials said Tamarr’s health declined, leading to the difficult decision to humanely euthanize him. In July, test results ...

The Akron Zoo will close for one day this week for a specialized training with safety forces including simulations of animals ...

According to a Thursday release from Akron Zoo, the health of the elderly male lion, Tamarr, made a sharp decline, and the zoo decided to euthanize him humanely. Test results from July showed a ...

The Akron Zoo's annual Boo at the Zoo event is getting a refresh. The event is now Boo at the Zoo: Ultimate Fall Fest. More fall activities and fun are spread across the zoo between different themed ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is once again bringing back Wild Winter Lights for the holiday season.

AKRON, Ohio – Akron’s legacy in the rubber and toy manufacturing industries are well known, but soon the city will celebrate one of its lesser-known claims to fame with the inaugural Akron Oatmeal ...

The San Francisco Zoo on Wednesday gave a sneak preview of one of its newest residents, a male silverback Western lowland gorilla. The 26-year-old gorilla named "Cecil" will make his official public ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — At the San Diego Zoo, a 10-year-old western lowland gorilla broke a layer of protective glass in its enclosure on Saturday, zoo officials confirmed. According to a statement ...