56 threatened Blanding’s turtles released into Iowa wild after being raised at Blank Park Zoo ...

Iowa DNR, Blank Park Zoo release Blanding's Turtle hatchlings into wild ...

THE RELEASE WAS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE BLANK PARK ZOO AND IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE BABY TURTLES WERE BORN ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM OTHER ADULT ...

A hit with locals and visiting families, the Blank Park Zoo sits on 49 acres, 22 of which are home to animal facilities and exhibits. Nearly 1,500 animals representing more than 100 species live here.

The Iowa Adventure Pass is back thanks to the collaboration of libraries across the state and local museums and destinations.

The Des Moines Police Department continues to investigate a deadly motorcycle vs. car crash that occurred Wednesday evening ...

An $18.1 million expansion and improvement project planned at Blank Park Zoo will include a new habitat for lions and other animals native to Africa as well as a new exhibit area called Wild Iowa that ...

For holidays when they are off and I’m working, my husband and I agreed to a set of rules for them: If the kids help with two ...

Quebecers are being urged to take precautions as a Special Air Quality Statement is in effect Friday, as smoke from wildfires ...

A little more than a year after voters signed off on pumping funds into Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo, more than $12 million raised via sales taxes is being put to work. In November 2017, Tucson voters ...

Capital City PrideFest will celebrate LGBTQ+ Iowans this weekend. See the full Des Moines prides schedule for 2025.