The Chippewa Falls Park Board has voted to purchase the coatimundi, lemurs, maras and porcupine in the zoo’s small animals building from trader Animal Entertainments Inc. for $8,500.

The decision comes after a public outcry of the zoo’s 3½-acre expansion into Reid Park, which would take over the southern duck pond and the Barnum Hill area. More than 30,000 individuals have ...

Founded in 1899, Woodland Park Zoo stretches across 92 acres and is home to more than 900 animals and 250 species, some of them endangered. Its exhibits include the African Savanna, featuring ...

BLOOMINGTON – Miller Park Zoo has opened a bat exhibit in the Katthoefer Animal Building, the first collection shown since 2002. The Seba’s Short-Tailed Bats (69 are shown) weigh barely more ...

Snow, a 17-year-old polar bear who arrived at the Reid Park Zoo in February, died Monday. A zookeeper originally thought Snow was asleep when she went to check on her around 7 a.m. Monday because ...

A hit with locals and visiting families, the Blank Park Zoo sits on 49 acres, 22 of which are home to animal facilities and exhibits. Nearly 1,500 animals representing more than 100 species live here.

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

An updated severe thunderstorm warning was released by the National Weather Service on Monday at 7:47 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. Residents should be prepared ...