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Ponya, also 1, came to Beardsley Zoo from the Detroit Zoo in the spring. Meanwhile, a male red panda named Dorji, who had ...
Courtesy Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo Amur tigers are critically endangered. Poaching, climate change and habitat destruction have caused their population to drop by 95 percent over the last 100 years.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — Seven animals who live at the Beardsley Zoo were running for mayor of the zoo. On Nov. 4, Wiggles the Chinchilla was declared the winner. The zoo said in a statement ...
Beardsley Zoo has brought in a partner for Ponya, the red panda. Pilatus, a one-year-old male red panda, has arrived from Chattanooga Zoo as part of the Red Panda Species Survival Plan and he will ...
The Beardsley Zoo’s mission is to acquaint a diverse public to the delicate balance that exists between living things and their environment. Connecticut’s only zoo in Bridgeport features ...
Beardsley Zoo announced its 4th annual “photography goes wild” contest on Tuesday. Submissions are currently being taken on the zoo’s website, and the first round of photos are due by the ...
Election Day is nearing - and voting has already started in the heated race for mayor of Beardsley Zoo. This year's mayoral race is between a raven, a tortoise, a sloth, a crane and a wolf. Online ...
BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo turns 100 years old this year. Much, much older than its newest residents. There’s more to the squirmy new guinea hog piglets than meets the ...
Courtesy Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo While the cubs still need a few weeks before they are considered out of the woods, the zoo is cautiously optimistic about the animals’ future.