Fern and Thistle, two orphaned mountain lion cubs, will call the Phoenix Zoo their “fur-ever” home. The two cubs will be transferred from the Oakland Zoo to Phoenix in the coming weeks and get ...

Oakland Zoo has launched its Conservation Strategic Plan, the first of its kind for the organization. OAKLAND, Calif., March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oakland Zoo has launched its ...

The zoo's multi-year plan focuses on three specific pillars: species and habitat protection, wildlife trade mitigation, and human-wildlife coexistence. The Oakland Zoo will announce its first ...

The Oakland Zoo is caring for three orphaned mountain lion cubs found in San Mateo County. The 3-month-old cubs' mother is believed to have been fatally struck by a car. Once the cubs are ...

The Oakland Zoo last weekend rescued a trio of orphaned mountain lion cubs out of San Mateo County, according a news release Wednesday. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife brought the ...

(KRON) — A baby spider monkey who was rescued during a bizarre DUI traffic stop in California is recovering well at the Oakland Zoo, veterinarians said Friday.

(KRON) — An African elephant who formerly lived at the Oakland Zoo died at an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee this week, the zoo announced Friday. Donna, described as “beloved member of the Oa ...

Osh, the beloved elephant who departed the Oakland Zoo last week, made it safely to his new home at The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee and has been adapting well, zoo officials say.

The Oakland Zoo is saying goodbye to the Bay Area’s last remaining African elephant. People of all ages visited the zoo to bid Osh a final farewell before he heads to a new, and some say ...

The Oakland Zoo threw a goodbye party for Osh the elephant on Saturday afternoon. Osh, 30, is the zoo’s last remaining elephant but will soon be sent to Tennessee’s Elephant Sanctuary ...

"Those of us who know and love him, including our Oakland Zoo community, will miss him terribly," said Colleen Kinzley, the Zoo's VP of Animal Care, Conservation and Research Oakland Zoo/Facebook ...