The zoo will film keepers reading sent letters to the animals and will post those videos on Facebook Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an ...

Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri is offering a fun way for individuals practicing social distancing to connect with its animals. Even though the facility is temporarily closed due to the ...

Animals get lonely too. A Missouri zoo is asking the public to pen letters to its animals during its closure amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Here’s an at-home idea for kids of all ages. Write a letter ...

As stay-at-home messages are broadcast to the population, there's a chance for children — of all ages — to write a letter to a zoo animal as Dickerson Park Zoo closed to the public this past week due ...

A Missouri zoo is asking the public to pen letters to its animals during its closure amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Here's an at-home idea for kids of all ages. Write a letter to a zoo animal," the ...

Missy DeVall chops and prepares food for the wildlife show April 13 at the Dallas Zoo. The nutritionist and volunteers prepare meals for over 2,000 animals each day.(Rebecca Slezak / Staff ...

To the editor: In 2006, the then-director of the Los Angeles Zoo testified to the City Council that Gita the elephant was in good health. Two months later, she died of ailments related to the size and ...

Re: “A new path — Redrawn plans for the Trinity River park in Dallas reveal a fantasy wonderland — and a bigger price tag,” by Mark Lamster, Sunday Arts & Life column. No. Just, no. The city has a ...

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium CEO and President Tom Stalf get a handful of romaine lettuce ready to feed to a 17-foot tall giraffe named Shaggy in the giraffe barn at the Zoo on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

To the editor: The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens continues its unethical campaign to gather funds and just received City Council backing without having a final design. What other entity has ...

Re "Columbus has a world-class zoo. I should know. Here's why voters should support it," Oct. 7: While many praise the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for its entertainment and economic impact, we must ask: ...

The question that comes to mind as I read the article about Tom Stalf is where was the zoo board of director when perks such as country club memberships were being given to zoo leadership? The board ...