STEWART: IT HAS BEEN NEARLY THREE YEARS SINCE PEOPLE COULD TAKE A TRAIN RIDE AROUND THE ZOO PROPERTY, BUT AS WESH 2’S DAVE MCDANIEL SHOWS US, A NEW TRAIN IS CLOSE TO ACCEPTING RIDERS.

As Florida's Tampa Bay residents prepare for the impact of Hurricane Milton, the city's zoo and aquarium are working on emergency preparations for the animals as well. In a statement Tuesday ...

BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty A mother and child orangutan look on before being moved to protected areas at Zoo Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall. The zoo noted that it "earned a ...

Workers are racing to protect more than 1,000 animals that live in Tampa’s zoo as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s western coast. ZooTampa said it would be closed through Thursday ...

It lies less than 10 miles from Tampa’s waterfront, where storm surge could reach up to 13 feet. Ms. Burns said that zoo workers had spent the last few days moving large animals into the ...

Tampa Zoo “During the storm, a ride-out team made up of animal care, animal health, safety, maintenance, and horticulture will stay on-site to care for the animals, monitor life support systems ...

The certification entails that Zoo Tampa is equipped "to effectively safeguard its guests, staff, animals, and property during extreme weather events." The zoo added that the park will reopen to ...