Buttonwood Park Zoo officials and staff in New Bedford are mourning the zoo's second loss since May, Riley the cougar.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo will be making adjustments Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of its 16-year-old cougar. The zoo announced Friday that ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials sadly announced on Thursday, June 12 that a red panda named Marie has died after a medical struggle.

Riley the cougar died at Buttonwood Park Zoo on June 12, 2025. (Buttonwood Park Zoo)NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The ...

An extreme heat warning is forcing unexpected summer closures across Southern New England as temperatures soar and feel even ...

These ideas of conservation and education, though essential for a modern zoo’s success, were absent in zoos of yesterday. The opening of the New Bedford zoo in 1894 in Buttonwood Park reflected ...

NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford is mourning the death of a 66-year-old elephant that has been an iconic member of the zoo for nearly 40 years. Massachusetts elephant dies.

The Buttonwood Park Zoo is at 425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford. Its hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, apart from Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

NEW BEDFORD — Buttonwood Park Zoo officials announced that, due to "record high heat and extreme temperature warnings," the zoo will be closed Tuesday, June 24. However, even though visitors won ...