A freed California condor died of lead poisoning at the Oakland Zoo Sunday after veterinarians “did everything they could” to ...

The condor, named Jane, was unable to stand in what the zoo called a tragic example of lead poisoning, the biggest threat to ...

For most pet primates in the United States, life is marked by chronic stress, malnutrition and illness — if they survive at ...

An elephant named Osh at the Oakland Zoo on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Osh, the lone elephant remaining from a once thriving group of four at the Oakland Zoo, will head for ...

Oakland Zoo announced for the first time in 75 years that the facility will no longer have elephants on the premises and is moving African elephant Osh to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

The Oakland Zoo and its staff are excited about the latest bundle of joy to join them, a giraffe named Nuru, and they're hoping visitors will be as well after meeting him.

The Oakland Zoo will care for the two orphaned mountain lions until they are healthy enough to move to a permanent home, such as a wildlife habitat.

The Oakland Zoo could close for good if it isn't permitted to reopen this month, according to Dr. Joel Parrott, the zoo’s president and CEO.

Oakland Zoo staff, donors and visitors are in mourning after Donna, an African Elephant held at the zoo for 33 years, died on Tuesday at a Tennessee sanctuary. Donna, who was 44 years old, died ...

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 6: A souvenir seashell from a giant clam is photographed in the “Inside the Illegal Wildlife Trade” exhibit at the Oakland Zoo, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Oakland, Calif.