After more than 60 years, the Milwaukee County Zoo is set to close its small mammals building, bidding farewell to its tiny tenants. Zoo officials have been concerned for some time that the building ...

The small mammals building at the Milwaukee County Zoo will be closing by the end of 2025. The closure is part of a strategic plan focused on the future of the zoo. Animals in the small mammals ...

Western Pennsylvanians are experiencing a sweltering hot summer. And so are most of the animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. But thanks to beat-the-heat animal enrichment items that include ...

THE STARS AND STRIPES SALE NOW AT ASHLAND. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS CLOSING ITS SMALL MAMMALS BUILDING. IT IS PART OF THE ZOO’S LONG TERM PLAN TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CARE. THE BUILDING HOUSES ANIMALS ...

Ethics of keeping mammals in zoos and aquariums / Michael D. Kreger and Michael Hutchins -- Challenges of zoo animal welfare / Ron Kagan and Jake Veasey -- Setting standards for evaluation of captive ...

There are approximately 1.9 million described animal species, and only 6,700 of them are mammals. That’s only about a third of one percent, yet the term animal is sometimes erroneously used as a ...

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bearcat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say.

MILWAUKEE -- It's the end of an era at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The Small Mammals Building, one of the zoo's original buildings, will close by the end of the year. The zoo announced the closure in a ...

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee County Zoo's Small Mammals building is set to close its doors indefinitely on Sunday, a decision that aligns with the zoo's strategic plan focusing on its future. The zoo ...