A trio of orphaned mountain lion cubs rescued in San Mateo County have recovered with specialized care in the Oakland Zoo’s ...

Portola Valley’s roaring passion for mountain lions brought forth a visit from the Oakland Zoo. Nearly 200 residents gathered ...

Oakland Zoo staff, donors and visitors are in mourning after Donna, an African Elephant held at the zoo for 33 years, died on Tuesday at a Tennessee sanctuary. Donna, who was 44 years old ...

The Lake Merritt amusement park opened its doors in 1950 to more than a half-million visitors, including Walt Disney, in its ...

Sequoia and Siskiyou came to the Oakland Zoo in April 2018. Both born in captivity, the wolves lived in the zoo’s California Trail expansion as part of a partnership with the California Wolf ...

Oakland Zoo has welcomed a new cotton-top tamarin, Ash, to keep Alberto company after the passing of his former companion, Mia, last November.According to the zoo, Ash, a female tamarin from Idaho ...

The zoo's multi-year plan focuses on three specific pillars: species and habitat protection, wildlife trade mitigation, and human-wildlife coexistence. The Oakland Zoo will announce its first ...

A rescued mountain lion cub celebrated St Patrick's Day at California's Oakland Zoo with some "seriously seasonal shenanigans" Monday, ripping into a shamrock toy made for him by keepers, the zoo said ...

January 1st marked the launch of Oakland Zoo's centennial year. Since June 6, 1922, the Zoo has evolved from a single building in Snow Park near downtown Oakland, to Joaquin Miller Park in 1926 ...

Spider monkey rescued from DUI suspect recovering at Oakland Zoo A severely malnourished spider monkey found in a Rolls Royce in central California during a DUI traffic stop is now under care at ...

Spider monkey rescued from DUI suspect recovering at Oakland Zoo A severely malnourished spider monkey found in a Rolls Royce in central California during a DUI traffic stop is now under care at ...