Itâs difficult to make sense of the well-intentioned, but misguided, criticism from a few, when so many objective...
Our View: Buttonwood Zoo shines, despite criticism
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Month: August 2016
Buttonwood Park Zoo exhibits based on Ocean Explorium to start Thursday
Local folks who enjoyed the downtown Ocean Explorium will soon be able to see new exhibits at Buttonwood Park Zoo...
Your View: Education grows at Buttonwood Park Zoo
I fully appreciate the Buttonwood Park Zooâs mission statement, because I am a life-long learner and explorer of the...
Bear of a surgery: Buttonwood Park Zoo’s Ursula has tooth pulled
NEW BEDFORD â It was a bear of a task but it had to be done.Intubated with monitors beeping and her tongue lolling...
‘Smooth Sailing into Kindergarten’: Incoming kindergarten students get a special welcome
NEW BEDFORD â City school officials want to make sure the new class of little ones enjoys "Smooth Sailing into...
Ruth recovering after tough fight with gastrointestinal blockage
NEW BEDFORD â To the relief and delight of the Buttonwood Park Zoo staff, Ruth, the 58-year-old Asian elephant, has...