Animals

Through the Trap-Neuter-Return program, thousands of feral kitties in the St. Louis region are spayed and neutered each year, and 2,900 underwent surgeries last year between the St. Louis and Rolla locations.

The Mexican spider monkeys all arrived at the St. Louis Zoo in April after being seized as infants by federal authorities along the U.S-Mexico border last year.

One of the youngest, biggest residents at the St. Louis Zoo is preparing to make his public debut — but first, he has to reach some important toddler milestones.

Born in November, Asian elephant Jet is nearly ready to enter the spotlight at the St. Louis Zoo.

Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, among other species. What’s behind such a high rate of interspecies transmission?

Charles has fathered 27 owlets with seven mates. For now, he's keeping things casual with his new mate, May.

Park leaders share what it takes to transform a golf course into a safari park, the zoo’s aim to bolster endangered species, and how the park will be a boon to local wildlife and the regional economy.

Destination Discovery will feature new animal habitats and interactive play. It is being built with sustainable design practices.

From the documentation shown in the HBO docuseries, PETA is pushing for Tonia Haddix and her conspirators to be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice — and for her Animal Welfare Act license to be revoked.

The 425-acre plot sits in Spanish Lake, near Ferguson at the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.