On Thursday, community members and government officials alike celebrated the start of major renovations to one of Santa ...

June is here and its officially the start of summer here on the Central Coast. There are inclusive events for everyone in the ...

Several new animals have arrived at the Santa Barbara Zoo this month. Ruby the red panda arrived in Santa Barbara in May from ...

(September 27, 2022) Santa Barbara, CA – The Santa Barbara Zoo announces the retirement of its longtime Zoo Director, Nancy McToldridge, at the end of September. McToldridge has called the Santa ...

Neighboring the Andree Clark Bird Refuge in the east part of downtown, the Santa Barbara Zoo gives visitors a taste of the exotic just a block from the sandy shore. Permanent residents of the zoo ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo is vying for the title of "Best Zoo." The zoo was nominated in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice awards. According to USA Today, a panel of experts picked 20 zoos in the ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo will be open on Thanksgiving Day. The zoo, which is a popular family attraction, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the holiday. Tickets are sold until 2 p.m. There ...

The past few weeks have been uplifting at the Santa Barbara Zoo, with a new adorable baby and animals spotlighted in fun-loving social media posts. Staff uploaded an avalanche of video and photo u ...

In our last installment of our Child Estate series, the Santa Barbara Jaycees were readying to launch the Child’s Estate — a park for children with a petting zoo of small animals to enjoy.

Santa Barbara Zoo camps offer the usual fun outdoor games, crafts and animal interactions, but also introduce campers to a conservation-orientated perspective about the outside world. (Santa ...

Little Mac was recently placed in hospice care due to ongoing medical issues The Santa Barbara Zoo’s beloved elephant Little Mac has died. She was 48. The zoo announced the news on Thursday ...

Reporting from Santa Barbara — The Santa Barbara Zoo had to euthanize one of its most beloved and oldest residents, a 47-year-old Asian elephant named Sujatha, officials said Wednesday.