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• 9-year-old says trip to BR Zoo during event for medically vulnerable kids was best day of his life Play Video

  June 6, 2025 10:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - On Friday, hundreds passed through BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo as part of Dreamnight, a global initiative where zoos open their gates to medically vulnerable children for a special event. Nine-year-old Xavier Chew said Friday was the best day of his life. "Let me say something.... more »

• Meet Frannie, the baby giraffe born at Global Wildlife Center the day before Hurricane Francine Play Video

  September 18, 2024 6:24 PM

  FOLSOM — During a rush to prepare more than 2,000 animals ahead of a Category 2 hurricane, a precious moment forced staff members at the Global Wildlife Center to take a break. The day before Hurricane Francine made landfall, a pregnant giraffe, Sarah, gave birth inside a barn. The... more »

• East Feliciana animal preserve claims feds 'wrongfully confiscated' their sick giraffe Play Video

  September 13, 2023 2:31 PM

  ETHEL - A small-scale nature preserve that markets up-close encounters with exotic animals says federal regulators overreached this week when they took away its ailing giraffe. A statement issued by Barn Hill Preserve in Ethel alleges the U.S. Department of Agriculture had "no warrant, no ruling, no judgment, and... more »

• BREC Zoo reveals Burreaux the Giraffe's cause of death Play Video

  September 29, 2021 10:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A beloved giraffe at the BREC Zoo passed away earlier this month and on Wednesday morning, BREC revealed findings from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine that shed light on the 20-month old animal's cause of death. According to a news release from BREC, Burreaux the... more »

• Lafayette dentist office asks for the safe return of a 'kidnapped' giraffe statue

  April 24, 2021 6:05 PM

  LAFAYETTE - A children's dentist office sent out a plea for the safe return of a missing giraffe statue on Friday. The beloved statue, called "Gracie," was taken from its customary place in front of Dr. Leslie Jacobs Pediatric Dentistry. The office posted about the loss, asking anyone who... more »

• No timetable to replace giraffes at Baton Rouge Zoo

  March 22, 2016 12:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Zoo hopes to replace two giraffes that died over the weekend eventually but says there's not currently a timetable to make that happen. "I miss the one with the light beige tan," Margaret Selver says. Zookeepers had to put two female giraffes down this... more »

• Two giraffes died at Baton Rouge Zoo Saturday

  March 19, 2016 8:08 PM

  The story below is from 2016. In November 2019, the post became a trending item in the Baton Rouge area. It is not a current report on the zoo. BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Zoo says two female giraffes died Saturday morning. BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo... more »