NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Buttonwood Park Zoo said that its 2-year-old Red Panda Sprout will be headed to a zoo in New Jersey. Sprout will move to Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange as part of the ...

He was an incredible father to his five offspring with his mate Kiki, and it was a joy to watch his gentle interactions with them,” said John Linehan, the president and CEO of Zoo New England.

“She really is a sassy old lady,” said her longtime care taker, Shara Rapoza, the Assistant Director of the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. Ruth is majestic, even as she gives herself a ...