Thursday, Jun. 18, 2020.Get Photo Mike Gesario and his six-year-old son Brady enjoy watching the animals at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. The zoo reopened after being closed for months during ...
While bald eagles are no longer endangered, conservationists remain vigilant. Ongoing monitoring, habitat preservation, and public education are key to ensuring the species' continued success. The ...
The resident groundhog picked the Eagles to win the Super Bowl. Now another resident can bask in the limelight.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Got a talent for tours and a love for animals? The Essex County Turtle Back Zoo is recruiting volunteers for its 2025 docent class. Docents are volunteer educators who give ...
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Sunday that Lady Edwina of Essex, aka Essex Edwina, the Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, did not see her shadow on Groundhog Day, ...
America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in a sort of environmental updraft since the early 2000’s when the federal government took the thriving birds ...
A bald eagle named "Freedom" has an incredible story of survival. He is now recovering at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in Northern New Jersey. Freedom was found caught in a rope recently and a ...
"It looked like a winter wonderland here, we don't ever see that in Houston," said Kevin Hodge, the zoo's vice president for animal programs ... nine birds and one turtle died in the cold.