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  • 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 »
  • Police make arrest after break-in at Louisiana zoo; stolen monkeys still missing

    February 7, 2023 3:07 PM

    BROUSSARD - Police have arrested a man suspected of taking a dozen monkeys from an enclosure at a Lafayette-area zoo, though the animals remain missing. Broussard Police announced Tuesday that Joseph Randall, 61, of Opelousas was booked for burglary and 12 counts of animal cruelty just over a week... more »
  • 'Chupacabra?': Photo shows bizarre figure lurking outside Texas zoo

    June 9, 2022 1:57 PM

    AMARILLO, Tx. - A Texas zoo wants help identifying a strange-looking animal spotted just outside its property. The Amarillo Zoo released a night vision photo Wednesday showing unidentified creature just outside a chain link fence. The zoo has been trying to identify the strange figure since it was first... more »
  • Baton Rouge Zoo notices attendance boost while facing upgrade delays Play Video

    February 13, 2022 5:28 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Supply-chain problems are slowing down the Baton Rouge Zoo’s facelift, but they aren't slowing down the zoo’s attendance. Ava Blackwell, 9, is a Baton Rouge Zoo visitor and dreams of working with zoo animals one day. “I got a vet book, and my mom got... more »
  • Three lions at Audubon Zoo test positive for COVID-19

    December 29, 2021 2:04 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Three African lions at the Audubon Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday. According to the zoo, staff members discovered the infections after they noticed the lions were coughing. Nasal and fecal samples were taken for three symptomatic lions and tested at the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic... more »
  • Audubon Zoo's two-headed snake, a gift from Nicolas Cage, has died

    September 16, 2021 12:34 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Harvey, a rare twin-headed snake given to the Audubon Zoo by Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage, has died. The zoo announced Wednesday that the 14-year-old gopher snake passed away due to complications brought on by his old age. Aside from his appearance, Harvey's arrival at the... more »
  • Alexandria zoo mourns the loss of two tigers within a week

    September 14, 2021 5:26 PM

    Two tigers have died within a week of each other at Alexandria Zoological Park. Officials made the 2nd announcement on their Facebook page this afternoon. On September 14th, they announced their Malayan tiger, Jammu, was euthanized due to age-related issues. Jammu was... more »
  • As zoos begin to vaccinate some animals, Baton Rouge Zoo holds off, wants more data Play Video

    July 15, 2021 11:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE - At the Baton Rouge Zoo, many animals are natural pros at social distancing, keeping to themselves and their enclosures. That space, along with virus precautions taken by their caretakers, has paid off. "We have had no cases [of COVID-19] that we are aware of in the... more »
  • BREC breaks ground on new projects at Baton Rouge Zoo, Greenwood Community Park Play Video

    December 8, 2020 8:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A transformation to the Greenwood Community Park and the Baton Rouge Zoo is underway. BREC officials along with local leaders broke ground on construction Tuesday. "Together the zoo and park will serve as a vital economic driver for the north end of our parish and community... more »
  • BREC searching for new zoo veterinarian

    October 24, 2019 7:11 PM

    BATON ROUGE – As the city-parish park system plans to move forward with a redeveloped zoo, it’s also looking to hire a site-specific veterinarian after the doctor who has worked on contract at the zoo for 40 years retires. Dr. Gordon Pirie already announced he would retire from his... more »
  • Baton Rouge Zoo master plan coming together Play Video

    March 28, 2019 11:48 PM

    EAST BATON ROUGE - A proposed master plan for the zoo will be ready for public scrutiny May 2. BREC sought public input on zoo priorities in January and will return with proposals in May. Among the changes being considered is a direct entrance from Highway 19 through Greenwood... more »
  • Baton Rouge Zoo welcomes adorable baby bongo 'Beignet'

    March 28, 2019 5:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE- BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo has announced the birth of an adorably big-eared baby bongo. The newborn African antelope named Beignet was born on February 24 but is only now making her debut. She is her 5-year-old mother's second bongo. The Baton Rouge Zoo says the bongo's pregnancy... more »
  • After lengthy discussion, BREC unanimously agrees to keep Baton Rouge Zoo in current location Play Video

    March 22, 2018 7:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE – After almost 3 hours of public discussion for and against the proposal to relocate the Baton Rouge Zoo, the BREC board voted unanimously to keep it in its current location. As consultants spoke about their findings supporting a move for the zoo, those against held signs... more »
  • Councilwoman calls for BREC leader's resignation after secretly-recorded conversation leaked ahead of zoo vote Play Video

    March 22, 2018 12:21 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Hours ahead of a vote by public park commissioners on moving the zoo, Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks called for the resignation of the system's leader Carolyn McKnight. “I think it's time for her to resign,” Banks told WBRZ Thursday morning. “She's not operating in reality.” ... more »
  • Area mayors set to denounce plans for zoo move Play Video

    March 19, 2018 4:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE – The mayor-president is expected to add her voice to the controversial conversation about moving the zoo from its home in Greenwood Park in North Baton Rouge to a large plot of land in southern East Baton Rouge. The mayor's office said it will hold a news... more »
  • Report shows Baton Rouge Zoo needs to stay put Play Video

    March 1, 2018 11:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An economic impact study released Thursday gives ammunition to those fighting to keep the Baton Rouge Zoo in its current location. The Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, a group which advocates for economic revitalization in that area, released the report at its regular meeting. "We... more »
  • Zoo welcomes new endangered African penguin chick Play Video

    December 4, 2017 11:15 AM

    APPLE VALLEY, Minn- The Minnesota Zoo recently announced the birth of a new endangered African penguin chick. The chick hatched Nov. 21 and weighed 50.5 grams. The new baby is being cared for behind the scenes by its parents Burner and Snickers. According to the zoo, African penguins... more »
  • BREC to search for new zoo location Play Video

    August 24, 2017 7:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Commissioners on the public parks board voted Thursday to identify "alternative" locations for the Baton Rouge Zoo. The decision waters down the original search proposal because it now directs BREC Superintendent Carolyn McKnight to give more consideration to keeping the zoo in Baker. Relocating the zoo... more »
  • Group against moving Baton Rouge zoo will take issue to court

    August 4, 2017 5:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Opponents of moving the zoo from its North Baton Rouge location said at a news conference late Friday, they are taking the matter to court to collect documents tied to meetings and correspondence. An anti-move group spearheaded by Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks-Daniel has fought BREC over... more »
  • Endangered bongo and twin monkeys born at Baton Rouge Zoo

    April 21, 2017 2:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE – BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo announced the birth of three animals, a female bongo and Golden Lion Tamarin twins. The female bongo was born to a 3-year-old mother in the zoo's Africa loop. According to zoo officials, eastern bongos are classified as endangered African Antelopes. The... more »
  • WATCH: Grandma gets a face full of feces at the zoo

    April 3, 2017 3:46 PM

    GRAND RAPIDS – A Michigan woman got more than she bargained for after a visit to a Grand Rapids Zoo Sunday. Erin Vargo, who works at John Ball Zoo, said she was just hoping to have an average day when she captured the funniest thing she’s ever seen in... more »
  • Audubon Zoo responds after gorilla throws wood block at pregnant guest

    March 7, 2017 9:21 AM

    NEW ORLEANS – The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is investigating after a gorilla reportedly threw an object into a crowd of visitors over the weekend, local media reports. According to a WWLTV report, Praline, one of the zoo’s three gorillas, tossed a block of wood into a crowd... more »
  • Audubon Zoo's 'King Zulu' the white tiger has died

    March 6, 2017 10:32 AM

    NEW ORLEANS – The Audubon Nature Institute’s aging white tiger “King Zulu” died over the weekend. The organization said the 20-year-old male white tiger had experienced a steep decline in health and staff made the decision to euthanize Sunday morning. The tiger had been receiving hospice style care to... more »
  • Boy or Girl? It's a sloth, so we don't know yet

    February 17, 2017 8:55 PM

    HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Zookeepers are waiting for a DNA test to learn whether Hattiesburg Zoo's baby sloth is a boy or a girl. That's because sloths' sex organs are internal. Mammal curator Stephen Taylor says they'll have to send a bit of fur to a lab to learn the gender... more »
  • Lemurs make a run for it at BREC Zoo

    June 13, 2016 3:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Two animals at the BREC Baton Rouge Zoo tried to make a run for it this morning, escaping from an open gate. Two black and white lemurs, a male and female, passed through a gate left open this morning by a zoo keeper. Their freedom lasted... more »
  • Petition wants parents charged after gorilla's death

    May 31, 2016 10:04 AM

    CINCINNATI - Hundreds of thousands of signatures have already been applied to an online petition that has been created in response to the death of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. The ape was shot dead on Saturday after a young boy fell into its enclosure. The... more »
  • Cincinnati Zoo gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into exhibit

    May 30, 2016 1:01 PM

    CINCINNATI- A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and a gorilla was shot and killed after the child fell into the animal’s exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Cincinnati emergency crews and police responded to a report of a child falling in the gorilla exhibit around 4 p.m. Saturday.... more »
  • Final necropsy results for BREC zoo's Malayan tiger released Play Video

    May 5, 2016 10:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo has released the final necropsy results for the facility’s juvenile Malayan tiger that died last month. “Gastric dilatation is what we initially suspected as the cause of death based on the video footage we had from her den, but we couldn’t say... more »
  • Consulting firm supporting moving zoo makes pitch to BREC Thursday

    March 22, 2016 7:28 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Zoo officials will once again hear from a consulting firm Thursday, hired to determine how to improve the experience of the public attraction. The firm has recommended moving the zoo from Thomas Road and will pitch plans to BREC, the recreation arm of the city-parish that... 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 »
  • NAACP warns BREC about fight over any plans to move zoo Play Video

    February 16, 2016 5:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The city's NAACP is gearing up to fight any plans to move the zoo from its current location in North Baton Rouge. BREC has not officially said it wants to move the Baton Rouge Zoo from Thomas Road, but some have suggested a new location as... more »

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