Aside from the ocelot, the Rainforest Building has two new 10-year-old scarlet ibises. The birds have bright pink-orange ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has a new furry resident that they hope will help keep her species alive. The zoo announced in a news release on May 22 that it has received a new red panda, named Ponya.

The Beardsley Zoo announced their reopening of the rainforest building with a new space and new animals. They started ...

At the conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, it was announced that the zoo received accreditation from the AZA. At the same conference, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo also won two AZA Education ...

Beardsley Zoo CEO Jim Wharton talks to News 8 about what visitors can expect this summer. Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport is Connecticut's only zoo, open seven days a week.

Beardsley Zoo’s only tiger to leave zoo ahead of construction By TinaMarie Craven , Staff Writer Updated Sep 28, 2023 3:21 p.m. Changbai is a 16-year-old amur tiger.

The American Humane Society offered a range of tips to keep pets safe on Independence Day, as the loud noises can be ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo staff said Wednesday that they are saddened by the death a female golden lion tamarin named Cricket.. Cricket was 6 years old and died right after “an unviable ...

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo announced a celebration for Ponya the Red Panda’s first birthday that includes a birthday-themed fundraiser, according to organizers. The fundraiser will support ...

A cotton patch goose, like this one in CA, tested positive for Avian Bird Flu at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport on Jan. 28, 2025. (file) (Kororaa / Wikimedia Commons) ...

Beardsley Zoo Director Gregg Dancho in the zoo's latest addition, a new Andean bear enclosure, scheduled to open in July in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday, April 15, 2022.

Beardsley Zoo said two adult Giant anteaters call the zoo’s Pampas Plains home. The female, Pana, and the male, EO, were both born in 2009. They just welcomed their fourth pup together to the world.