Lisa Peterson, who has led San Diego Zoo Safari Park since 2017, is leaving to take the president/CEO job at the Houston Zoo ...

The Houston Zoo announced its new president and CEO, who was also the first woman to help lead a California zoo and safari ...

Female gorilla Fatou, the oldest of Berlin's zoo and also believed to be the world's oldest gorilla, enjoys her birthday ...

The Houston Zoo has two ongoing projects that are intended to open this summer after a couple of months of construction.

Lisa Peterson will take over as the organization’s president and CEO, effective June 2, the Houston Zoo announced April 2.

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has denied the El Paso Zoo's accreditation, citing "deferred maintenance." ...

But what would happen if an animal did escape from the Houston Zoo, an institution trained in the ways of keeping critters safely in captivity? I spoke with Kevin Hodge, the Houston Zoo vice ...

The Houston Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals and it is the second most visited zoo in the U.S. Exhibits range from the African Forest, which features rhinos, zebras and giraffes, to the new ...

The Houston Zoo has decided to close the Carruth Natural Encounters building next month in March 2025. After more than 60 years of operation, the Houston Zoo has decided to close the Carruth ...

“After that storm, we (at the Houston Zoo) invested in well over a million dollars into the infrastructure to have permanent gas generators installed so we wouldn’t have to be worried about ...