The rare Amur Leopard from Southeast Asia is named Mystique. “How can you not enjoy that cat? She is a beautiful animal,” said Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Director Joel Hamilton. There are only an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The North Alabama Zoological Society (NALZS) is continuing to work toward its mission – “A zoo for ...

Officials with the Birmingham Zoo confirmed via social media on Tuesday that the facility's female lion, Akili, was killed during an introduction to a new male lion. News of the fatal Monday afternoon ...

Spruce, a mountain lion cub rescued in California, has arrived at his new home in Alabama. Zoo officials believe Spruce’s mother was hit by a car, leaving him and his siblings orphaned. Spruce joined ...

Officials said Tuesday that a female lion was fatally injured while being introduced to a newly acquired male companion at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama. Akili, born in 2005 in Colorado Springs, ...

Supporters of a $65 million zoo for the Huntsville area in Limestone County say recent opposition to the project is based on a misconception of how the zoo would be managed. At the June 17 meeting of ...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is preparing for its annual fundraising event, Art on the Wild Side. According to a press release, the fundraising event has an online auction, ...

The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo’s restaurant closed last week, sparking social media speculation that the zoo was closing as well. But zoo director Joel Hamilton said that is not the case. He said the zoo ...