New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo Will Turn 130 Years Old in 2024
New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo has seen good times and bad, as well as the faces of hundreds of thousands of wide-eyed children through generations.
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Name This Baby Sloth at Buttonwood Park
The person whose suggestion gets chosen will win a family pass to Buttonwood Park Zoo and $1,000 will be donated in their name to The Sloth Institute Costa Rica.
Watch Emily the Elephant Show Drummer How It's Done
Buttonwood Park Zoo is trending on TikTok thanks to a 58-year-old elephant, a podcaster, and a drum. Watch the video for your daily dose of serotonin.
Sweet New Face at Buttonwood Park Zoo
Just before Labor Day, an newborn baby sloth was welcomed at Buttonwood Park Zoo. Now you can start spotting the cutest new addition to the family in the Rainforests, Rivers & Reefs exhibit.
The sight of a tiny, newborn sloth clinging to its mother is worthy of an out loud "aw" when you get the chance to see it. This fall at Buttonwoo...
Orphaned Deer Find New Home at Buttonwood Park Zoo
Seems like the rescue of wildlife across the SouthCoast happens every day. Some local animals even need to be rescued twice! Yet, there's one creature we almost never hear about - deer.
Sadly baby deer are orphaned all the time. Local hunters, busy roadways and wild predators are every day threats to the local deer population and sometimes the younger members of a herd are left without a doe to sh
Bright Yellow Addition at Buttonwood
With all the animals there are to see at New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo, you may simply breeze through the lobby when you enter. Now there's a colorful new reason to stop and look around for a while.
Buttonwood Zoo has just welcomed five critically endangered Panamanian golden frogs to one of the terrarium habitats in the admissions lobby of the zoo. The...
New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo Says Goodbye to Its Last Bear
New Bedford’s Buttonwood Park Zoo has lost its last black bear, as the beloved Toby passed away at the age of 23.
New Bedford Welcomes New Buttonwood Park Zoo Director
What prompts a young man to want to devote his life to the conservation of animals? In the case of Gary Lunsford, the new director of New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo, blame wild turtles.
"As a kid back in the Oklahoma City area, I was a bit of a turtle nut, and I can't even explain it," he said with a smile...
There's a Reason For Milkweed at Buttonwood Zoo
If you've seen an increase of milkweed at New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo, there's a good reason for it.
These Adorable Animals are Artists
Here's your chance to own a piece of art created specially by Buttonwood Zoo's very own animals with an auction that closes by month's end.