(WJAR) — Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford will soon have some new residents. Three long-tailed chinchillas will soon join ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials in New Bedford say their new center will double its Ambassador Program and feature animals ...

These ideas of conservation and education, though essential for a modern zoo’s success, were absent in zoos of yesterday. The opening of the New Bedford zoo in 1894 in Buttonwood Park reflected ...

NEW BEDFORD — The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things. Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born ...

NEW BEDFORD — Buttonwood Park Zoo officials announced that, due to "record high heat and extreme temperature warnings," the zoo will be closed Tuesday, June 24. However, even though visitors won ...

NEW BEDFORD — After a long and happy life at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, beloved Asian elephant Ruth passed away on Dec. 28, 2024 at the age of 66. Now the staff is monitoring Emily as she ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo's cougar, Riley, died at age 16 due to age-related complications. Riley was orphaned in the wild and lived at the zoo since 2009.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo announced the birth of two Canada Lynx kittens. Staff said one male and female were born on May 4, 2024. The birth marked the first successful litter for 11-year-old female ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo is asking for the public’s help choosing a name for the first Hoffman’s two-toed sloth to be born there in its 127-year history.

NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford is mourning the death of a 66-year-old elephant that has been an iconic member of the zoo for nearly 40 years. Massachusetts elephant dies.