The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday its new president and CEO, Lisa Peterson, who will fill the position in June.

Lisa Peterson will take over as the organization’s president and CEO, effective June 2, the Houston Zoo announced April 2. Peterson will join the nonprofit from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where ...

The majority of the wooden elephants will be on display in The Commons area in Hermann Park, with a few others scattered ...

The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...

Born on Nov. 6 to first-time mother Vida, Rojo has been growing stronger and more independent, preparing for the moment when zoo visitors could finally catch a glimpse of him. His name, meaning ...

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They were in bad shape when they were rescued along the upper Texas Coast. They were taken to the Houston Zoo to be treated for frostbite, wounds, eye trauma and infections. The sea turtles were ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 11: Storm clouds roll across East Houston on Thursday, July 11, 2024, days after Hurricane beryl blew through the city. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images ...