When the Dover Quartet asked Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate to compose a new work inspired by Native American traditions, he turned to the woodland creatures venerated by his own Chickasaw Nation. The ...

SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo has welcomed in a female grizzly bear cub that was orphaned by its mother in Montana this month, the zoo announced Wednesday. After bringing in a brown bear cub rescued ...

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The Woodland Park Zoo announced Friday that its sole 14-year-old gray wolf, Shila, has passed away. The Woodland Park Zoo said animal keepers found Shila dead this morning in ...

SEATTLE — A gorilla born at Woodland Park Zoo in June will need to be relocated to another zoo, according to staff. The first-time mother, Akenji, rejected the infant gorilla, who has not yet been ...

Nothing captures the nostalgia of years past like an old-fashioned carousel. Luckily, the Northwest is home to several of them, including the historic 1918 carousel opening to the public Saturday in ...

The Woodland Park Zoo’s newest tiger, Azul, has a dubious claim to fame: She was one of the first animals in the world to be diagnosed with COVID-19 last spring while living at New York’s Bronx Zoo.

Irish police conclude that roaming ‘lion’ was actually a dog - Concerns over a lion roaming around Irish woodlands have been ...

SEATTLE — An animal keeper at Woodland Park Zoo was seriously injured after being bitten by an orangutan during a routine training session over the weekend. The WPZ said the keeper was taken to the ...