An Asian elephant that lived at Belfast Zoo for 15 years before being moved to the Netherlands has died. Dhunja died at Royal Burger's Zoo in Arnhem at the age of 51. In a statement, Belfast Zoo ...

An investigation has been launched at Belfast Zoo after it was reported that a worker had been 'locked in' to the lion enclosure. The incident took place last week, when an individual was ...

An investigation has been launched at Belfast Zoo after it was reported that a worker had been 'locked in' to the lion enclosure. The incident took place last week, when an individual was ...

Belfast Zoo's two remaining Asian elephants are getting ready for retirement in the Netherlands. Dhunja and Yhetto have been residents in Belfast since 2009. Last year, Belfast City Council gave ...

They saw an opportunity and they seized it, set it up, then scaled it. Some enterprising chimpanzees at the Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland's capital, propped a tree branch against the wall of ...

A monkey from Belfast Zoo has died after being hit by a car. The spider monkey, which had escaped from the zoo on Saturday afternoon, was "clipped by a car" on the M2 in north Belfast that evening.

An investigation is under way after a trainee at Belfast Zoo was locked in with lions at the enclosure earlier this month. Belfast City Council said it takes "the safety of all our staff ...

Belfast Zoo has welcomed the arrival of four new meerkats. Visitors have this week been able to spot the animals after they were moved into a new habitat at the north Belfast visitor attraction on ...

The role of Belfast Zoo manager is a labour of love for Alyn Cairns (47), who's worked with animals for most of his life. He talks about his job, the recent issues that the zoo has faced and the ...

AS one of the oldest visitor attractions in Northern Ireland, Belfast Zoo was finally able to reopen again today. Lots of smiling faces could be seen passing through the gates of the popular ...

Visitors to Belfast Zoo have some new arrivals to enjoy with four new meerkats having moved into their habitat on Monday. The zoo said two meerkats arrived at the facility in January and have ...

I held her in my imagination as I worked on my debut novel, inspired by the true story of Denise Weston Austin, a caretaker at the Belfast Zoo who became known as the Elephant Angel after the ...