A daytime celebration will be held at the zoo from 1 to 3 p.m. The cougars lanterns will be lowered at 2 p.m. in a countdown ...

The Birmingham Zoo this week welcomed the birth of a healthy female giraffe. According to a news release, the baby reticulated giraffe was born at 12:19 a.m. Wednesday. This marks the first baby ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — The Birmingham Zoo is helping families ring in the new year without having to keep the children up ...

The Birmingham Zoo is welcoming 2026 with a special New Year’s celebration called the “Cougar Countdown,” following a daytime ...

A Birmingham zoo keeper is in the hospital after being attacked by a lion. Melissa Wright is an employee at the Birmingham zoo where officials say, the lion lunged at her during a feeding session ...

The Birmingham Zoo reopened to the public at 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Guests are required to reserve an online ticket available on the Zoo’s website at birminghamzoo.com. A timed-ticketing system ...

Birmingham Zoo Our Mission: Inspiring Passion to Conserve the Natural World. Our Vision: Creating a global community where all people value wildlife and wild places. Your Birmingham Zoo is open and ...

Staff members at the Birmingham Zoo are mourning the loss of their African lioness Akili. In a statement on Facebook, the Alabama zoo explained that Akili was "fatally injured on Monday afternoon, ...

The Birmingham Zoo’s African lion has a new playmate after the facility welcomed 6-year-old Josh, who joins Akili as part of the zoo’s Trails of Africa habitat. Josh comes to the Birmingham Zoo from ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Birmingham Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy female giraffe born to mother Ruby and father Jalil. Alabama’s baby reticulated giraffe was born on April 17, ...