An animal rights group lauded Oakland Zoo for freeing its last elephant and sending it to a sanctuary in October. In the “10 Worst Zoos for Elephants 2024” list where the ...

A malnourished spider monkey retrieved from a Rolls Royce during a suspected DUI traffic stop was recovering in Oakland Zoo, ...

A baby monkey was likely abducted from her mother by poachers before she became someone’s illegal exotic pet in California, ...

Police seized a young spider monkey during a suspected drunken driving traffic stop. The animal is receiving critical care from the Oakland Zoo.

Oakland Zoo cares for spider monkey found during traffic stop in Central California By Brendan Weber • Published January 3, 2025 • Updated on January 3, 2025 at 7:32 pm NBC Universal, Inc.

A beloved African elephant who spent decades at the Oakland Zoo has died. The Oakland Zoo announced Friday that Donna the African elephant died suddenly at the elephant sanctuary in Tennessee.

"It will take months and months and months for her to return to a normal body condition," Colleen Kinzley, the Vice President of Animal Care, Conservation and Research at the Oakland Zoo said.

"We test all our own birds regularly if they're sick," said Alex Herman, Vice President of Veterinary Services at the Oakland Zoo. "So far since the beginning of HPAI a few years ago we haven't ...

A young spider monkey seized during a traffic stop on Monday has now landed safely at the Oakland Zoo, according to the California Highway Patrol. The female spider monkey was discovered by CHP ...

African elephants Lisa (left) and Donna greet each other at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. The zoo has long opposed the use of bullhooks to manage its elephants in ...

A spider monkey seized during a traffic stop on Monday has now landed safely at the Oakland Zoo, according to the California Highway Patrol.