Oakland Zoo: Inside the Goat and Sheep Petting Yard, children can pet goats sauntering around a large grassy area. Nearby, they can view potbellied pigs, scamper on a bug-themed playground and ...

OAKLAND – A YOUNG BOY in a green shirt ... It is not only a traditional zoo but a playground, classroom and park. “It is really about discovery,” zoo Executive Director Joel Parrott said.

There’s nothing wrong with the Oakland Zoo during the day. The 525-acre park has particularly spacious enclosures to house its big (elephants) and small (blue poison dart frog) inhabitants.

OAKLAND — The Oakland Zoo is planning its first major expansion in nearly 50 years, hoping to push into 45 acres of Knowland Park, boost its annual visitors by 100,000, add new animal exhibits ...

Since March 17, the Oakland Zoo, a 100-acre wildlife park, has been closed to visitors — by order of state and local governments requiring the public to shelter in place during the coronavirus ...

The zoo’s California Trail Project, approved and funded in part by the voters of Oakland and the California State Parks, will actually protect and enhance Knowland Park and its plant species in ...

A massive sinkhole outside the Oakland Zoo has resulted in the facility closing for an undetermined period, days after near-record-setting rain soaked the region. Zoo officials said the park will ...