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A huge herd of elephants will come to Newport, Rhode Island, in the summer of 2024 for a good reason.

Emily and Ruth can't wait to see you this weekend.

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A celebration in honor of National Elephant Appreciation Day, Ruth's 60th birthday, and the 50th anniversary of Emily joining the Zoo family.

The effort to save the nearly-extinct elephant population of Vietnam has been given a big boost from the SouthCoast. Patrons of the Buttonwood Park Zoo have donated enough money that the zoo was recently able to purchase a digital scale for the Elephant Conservation Center in Dak Lak, Vietnam...

NEW BEDFORD - The Buttonwood Park Zoo has once again appeared on a list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants. The list, compiled by In Defense of Animals, places the New Bedford zoo in their "Hall of Shame," making this the seventh consecutive year the zoo has appeared on the list...

Ruth the elephant is doing much better. Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says it was touch and go for the pacyderm Friday and Saturday as she was suffering from gastrointestinal stasis. Lovett tells WBSM News that changed Sunday morning when Ruth was finally able to pass much of the blockage in her digestive system...

Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says there's not much change in Ruth the elephant's condition. Ruth is reported as suffering from gastrointestinal complications, and hasn't been able to pass food. Lovett says she is up and about, as zoo staff took her for a walk around the park Thursday morning...

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An update on the Buttonwood Park Zoo elephant who escaped during the blizzard earlier this month. According to the Standard Times, two Buttonwood Park zookeepers have been disciplined for forgetting to lock the elephant's barn door. Ruth the elephant managed to escape the barn and was exposed to the extreme cold...