NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — A 66-year-old elephant at Buttonwood Park Zoo has entered hospice care. Ruth, one of the zoo’s two female Asian elephants, is one of the oldest elephants in ...

Ruth, one of Buttonwood Park Zoo’s two beloved Asian elephants, is nearing the end of her long life. She has entered hospice ...

BOSTON – A long-time patron of Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford has failed once again in her quest to see two elderly Asian elephants, Emily and Ruth, be sent to a sanctuary in Tennessee or Georgia.

Funding for the Buttonwood Park Zoo project came from the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program through the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, with funding from the U.S ...

A beloved elephant at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford is being transitioned to hospice care, officials said. The elephant, who at 66 is one of the oldest Asian elephants in captivity ...

Projects include Buttonwood Park Zoo stormwater treatment, Sippican cranberry bog in Rochester, Westport's Sodom Road trail, Acushnet River Estuary protection, and Buttonwood Brook walkway.

The Des Moines Urban Design Review Board has approved design plans for an $18 million expansion project at the Blank Park Zoo. In April, the zoo announced plans to renovate the park. This will be ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — Buttonwood Park Zoo announced that beloved elephant Ruth has entered hospice care on Tuesday. According to zoo officials, the animal care team made the decision to ...