Every year, the group In Defense of Animals releases its list of North America’s 10 worst zoos for elephants.

The Port of Oakland plans to open up more sites for redevelopment to boost revenues and draw people to the waterfront.

Ray Bandar's "Bone Palace" spanned thousands of skulls he stashed in the basement of his Miraloma Park home. The collection ...

The three adorable mountain lion cubs named Fern, Thistle and Spruce were believed to have been orphaned after their mother ...

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs were brought to the Oakland Zoo for rehabilitation and care after their mother was believed ...

Three orphaned mountain lion cubs were brought to the Oakland Zoo for rehabilitation and care after their mother was believed ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from WSW to W at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 52 °F (11.1 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds from WNW to W at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 ...

The ball found its way to Zack Austin, who gathered and then threw down a ferocious 2-hand dunk that got the students in the Oakland Zoo to jump around.

(BCN) — A 15-year-old Oakland girl missing since last week has been found safe, according to police. The girl had last been seen around 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 4000 block of MacArthur Boulevard.

Read on to see this week’s highlights. When darkness descends during winter at the Oakland Zoo, hundreds of glowing animal sculptures come to life. A giant snake’s coiled tail provides an ...