The Buttonwood Park Zoo and Roger Williams Park Zoo will be making adjustments Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

Buttonwood Park Zoo officials and staff in New Bedford are mourning the zoo's second loss since May, Riley the cougar.

After an extreme heat warning, Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford will be closed on Tuesday, officials said, but the animals will be kept cool.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of its 16-year-old cougar. The zoo announced Friday that ...

Riley the cougar died at Buttonwood Park Zoo on June 12, 2025. (Buttonwood Park Zoo)NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The ...

Today Architectural Digest is welcomed by RuPaul to tour his dazzling Beverly Hills home. Zoo keepers and staff will work to ensure all animals stay cool during the extreme heat. White House reacts ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved red pandas. The zoo announced Thursday that Marie, the first female red panda to call the zoo home ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo mourns loss of red panda. Posted: June 13, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Marie was the first female red panda to live at the zoo, ...

The zoo was poised to begin construction on a 3½-acre expansion that would have included taking over Reid Park’s southern duck pond and Barnum Hill area, but outcry from the public caused city ...

Community members have said they were blindsided after finding out the zoo’s 3½-acre expansion would take over Reid Park’s southern duck pond and Barnum Hill.

New Bedford's Pride Month celebrations kicked off at Buttonwood Park on June 7. Pride Month events are taking place across the SouthCoast all month.

Buttonwood Park hosted the annual New Bedford Pride event with the South Coast LGTQ+ Network on June 7. Following the Buttonwood Park Pride festival, The Gallery Bar co-hosted the Pride block party.