The Santa Barbara Zoo is now home to a new snow leopard, a nine-year-old male named Layan. Layan comes from the Idaho Falls Zoo under the guidance of the Species Survival Plan, which zoo officials ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo will toast the return of the Roar and Pour wine-tasting event, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, May 6, with a VIP hour from 4-5 p.m. Animals, like this giraffe, get to stay up late May 6 for ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Layan, a 9-year-old snow leopard at the Santa Barbara Zoo, is quickly winning over young visitors. He arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo as part of a conservation breeding ...

THOSE REGAL RED-TILED ROOFS... lend Santa Barbara much of their visual flair, but if you had to land on another hue that adds oomph to the American Riviera, you just might alight upon "blue," the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Jane Goodall was an animal advocate most famous for her work with chimpanzees. She didn’t just talk to chimps. She understood them better than most, revolutionizing the way ...

Just in time for the holidays, a new feline has landed at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Layan (pronounced LAY-in), a 9-year-old male snow leopard, has arrived from the Idaho Falls Zoo. The arrival is part of ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo is bringing back its famous Halloween celebration, Boo at the Zoo, for six days from Oct. 17-19 and 24-26, from 5-8 p.m.

Chanee, left, and Mel at their new home on Gibbon Island at the Santa Barbara Zoo. (Courtesy photo) The Santa Barbara Zoo has welcomed two white-handed gibbons Chanee (pronounced SHAW-nee) and Mel to ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo has become the first zoo on the West Coast -- and the second in the world -- to become a Certified Autism Center by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing ...

(January 28, 2026) Santa Barbara, CA – ZANE: Zoos & Aquariums for a Neurodiverse Ecosystem (ZANE) is proud to announce the appointment of JJ McLeod as Board Chair, stepping into leadership at the ...