SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah zoo will conduct a polar bear exchange when a new male arrives to replace a departing female bear. Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City is anticipating the arrival of a 15-year-old male, which is twice the size of the 5-year-old female that will be transferred […]
SALT LAKE CITY-With some restrictions, Utah’s Hogle Zoo of Salt Lake City is slated to reopen Saturday. In a prepared release, CEO Steven Burns confirmed “the staff and animals will be happy to see you” following what will have proven to be a 50-day ban. The zoo will restrict the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An eclectic community known as Hobbitville in Salt Lake City will be turned into a public art park amid efforts to protect the property from development, city officials said. The Salt Lake City Council approved a budget amendment last week increasing the city’s original $4 million […]
SALT LAKE CITY-In news that broke late Monday, COVIDA-19 is closing Salt Lake City’s Hogle Zoo until further notice. While Hogle Zoo is closing to the public, they will keep their animal care team on hand to attend to the animals’ needs. Administrative staff will also stagger schedules so that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 15-year-old giraffe has been euthanized at a Utah zoo after struggling with intestinal issues. Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced Monday that Kipenzi the giraffe was euthanized on July 12 after zookeepers noticed her appetite severely decreased and she wasn’t going to the bathroom. Zoo veterinarians […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The zoo in Salt Lake City has begun offering visitors a new behind-the-scenes tour of an area rarely seen by outsiders. The walk through Hogle Zoo’s animal hospital reveals what veterinarians see and what they do in real-life scenarios, like when a polar bear swallows […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A zoo in Salt Lake City says a 500-pound (227-kilogram) polar bear has broken her right front leg and will undergo surgery Monday. Hogle Zoo officials said Friday that 3-year-old Nora apparently broke the humerus bone on the night of Jan. 23, presumably from what […]
