Electronics recycling campaign amassed 330 pounds of small electronics donations, collected through local partnerships and onsite boxes at Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo.
Take a moment to stop and smell the flowers, and connect closely with nature at the new Butterfly Oasis filled with delicate, fluttering butterflies, opening Saturday, July 27 at Stone Zoo.
Zoo New England (ZNE) is excited to announce that Dr. Christopher J. Bonar, VMD will assume the office of president for the American College of Zoological Medicine.
Visitors to Franklin Park Zoo will notice a welcome addition on the grounds: communication boards. The Zoo is excited to showcase these brightly-colored boards aimed at fostering equity and inclusion within the guest experience.
Zoo New England was awarded top honors in the North American Conservation Award category for our Hatchling Turtle Conservation Through Headstarting program.
Visitors to both Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo will notice new furry and feathered faces with the recent exhibit debut of lowland nyala at Franklin Park Zoo and whooping cranes at Stone Zoo.
Zoo New England and Mini Melts Ice Cream invite you to celebrate National Ice Cream Day in the sweetest way possible: with free ice cream! On July 16, the first 500 visitors will receive a complimentary frozen treat.
Zoo New England has announced that a capital campaign is underway to build the African Experience, featuring two seamlessly integrated habitats, the African Penguin Coast and the African Savannah.
Tomorrow, Dinari, a 14-year-old male lion, will undergo a medical procedure in the hopes that it will positively impact his brother Kamaia, who is experiencing serious health issues.
Spring in New England means chirping songbirds and flowers blooming. At the Zoo, another sure sign of spring is the arrival of new furry and feathered faces.
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston Public Schools, and World Unity Inc. have partnered together to launch a poetry contest with the theme, “The Importance of Diversity for a Strong Healthy World for Humans, Animals and Nature.”
Visitors to Franklin Park Zoo can now see new furry faces on the Giraffe Savannah with the recent addition of the critically endangered Somali wild ass.
The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Zoo New England have partnered to raise awareness about children’s mental health to mark Mental Health Awareness Month.
We've been thrilled to work with the Illustration Department at the Massachusetts College of Art for several years in a mutually beneficial partnership that has given students real-life experience, and produced art for events, exhibits and gardens at Franklin Park and Stone Zoos.
In April, guests at Franklin Park Zoo will have the incredible opportunity to immerse themselves in a new state-of-the-art outdoor gorilla habitat as they learn more about this endangered species in a memorable up-close experience.
For the health and safety of many of the bird species at Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo, staff has relocated many of the birds to indoor spaces to protect them from the avian influenza.
When spring is in bloom, it is time to celebrate! On April 16, Stone Zoo will host Spring Fling, an opportunity to welcome the warmer weather and have fun with activities throughout the day.
Kiki, a western lowland gorilla, will be put under anesthesia tomorrow at Franklin Park Zoo so the zoo’s veterinary staff can perform surgery to repair a hernia.
The flavorful collaboration release of Kiwi Wrangler Kolsch celebrates the hatch of the Zoo’s first kiwi chick while paying homage to its native habitat.
One bouncing baby boy from Franklin Park Zoo’s fall baby boom has been named through a fundraising naming opportunity, and now there’s another who is ready to inspire more creativity!
On October 5, a new and adorable 13-pound face arrived at the Zoo when Cleopatra, a pygmy hippopotamus, gave birth to a male calf. And now Franklin Park Zoo is looking for your help to name him, through an online silent auction taking place from November 19-29.
On October 14, a multidisciplinary team of veterinarians and physicians successfully delivered a male gorilla baby via Cesarean section at the Franklin Park Zoo.
After experiencing health issues yesterday afternoon, the twins were transported to Cummings Veterinary Medical Center for assessment, treatment and care
“Once a Kingdom: Animal Portraits from D. R. Wakefield and Zoo New England” will transform Bromer Gallery into a temple of nature, a celebration of existence, and a place of reckoning for the faces of creatures lost and found on a changing planet.
Gigi has recently experienced a number of significant health issues, and we plan to conduct an exam tomorrow in the hopes of determining the cause of these recent changes.
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that Zoo New England’s Franklin Park Zoo and Stone Zoo were each independently granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission.
On Thursday, Gigi, a western lowland gorilla, will be put under anesthesia at Franklin Park Zoo so the zoo’s veterinary staff can perform a ureteral stent procedure.
Thanks to generous grants from the Yawkey Foundations and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, we’re bringing New England wildlife into the urban classroom.
Franklin Park Zoo announces the launch of Agents of Discovery, the augmented reality (AR) mobile game that gets kids outside, active and learning about the world around them.
While corpse flower Fester did show signs of pollination and an oncoming full bloom over the weekend, we’re disappointed to share that in the past 24 hours the flower has withered.
Bill sponsors, Sen. Jason Lewis and Rep. Lori Ehrlich, will join Dan Ashe, president and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to urge Massachusetts to prohibit intra-state ivory trafficking, complementing 2016 federal and global actions.
