buttonwood zoo

Buttonwood Park Zoo hosts an event to welcome all incoming Kindergarten students of New Bedford Public Schools.

The beloved cow suffered from chronic arthritis.

Zoobilation will bring friends and families together to enjoy the Zoo and all it has to offer at a celebration designed for children and adults.

This free, invitation-only event was open exclusively to families of children with chronic healthcare needs and disabilities.

Judges saw hundreds of children march by their table competing for different prizes in the costume parade. See just some of the cute costumes here.

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

The staff said goodbye to a beloved creature this morning.

The Zoo has partnered with Nature Explore, a national research-based company, to design this natural learning center.

These red balls of fluff will make their debut this summer

NEW BEDFORD—The Buttonwood Park Zoo has donated $5,000 as part of a $1 million rescue plan to save the vaquita porpoise, the world's most endangered marine mammal. The vaquita is found off the coast of Mexico and has a very limited range...