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Discover how cooperative care training uses positive reinforcement to help dogs, cats, and zoo animals communicate, reduce stress, and safely participate in their own grooming and medical care.

Discover a hidden New Bedford thrift shop inside the old Channel 6 building, offering great deals and supporting local church missions.

Animal advocates are pushing to move Emily, Massachusetts' last elephant and Buttonwood Park Zoo's final resident, to a sanctuary, though city officials insist she receives top-tier care.

Free museums Massachusetts August, Highland Street Foundation offers August Adventures with free zoo, museum, and attraction admission statewide.

Roger Williams Zoo African elephants Alice, Ginny, and Kate retire to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, marking the end of a historic era.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford announced the birth of a rare Canada Lynx kitten named Hudson, a major victory for the Species Survival Plan.

Possible black bear tracks spotted in New Bedford’s North End, but wildlife officials say melting snow could be misleading.

Mass Audubon's free Youth Climate Summit at Buttonwood Park Zoo empowers teens to fight climate change through workshops, speakers and hands-on learning.

Buttonwood Park Zoo's annual Boo at the Zoo returns Oct. 11-31 with face painting, corn maze, Baby Boo, animal encounters and family Halloween fun.

Buttonwood Park Zoo opens its Animal Ambassador Center with rescued foxes, frogs, birds, and more, giving visitors a closer look at wildlife conservation.