Animals at Dickerson Park Zoo will have special spooky treats starting Tuesday through Halloween. "From pumpkin-shaped cakes to piñatas, the animals around the zoo will have fun tearing into some ...

Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri, will reopen this Saturday after severe storms caused damage to the zoo. The zoo was closed for a few days to clear debris and repair power outages.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Dickerson Park Zoo is welcoming what zookeepers are calling a “very special tiger.” Jango is a seven-year-old Malayan tiger that has undergone a procedure to help protect ...

A 9-year-old Malayan tiger is joining Dickerson Park Zoo, according to a press release. Cinta, who was born in California in 2015, came to the Springfield zoo based on the recommendations of the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Dickerson Park Zoo will sell Zoo Doo, its version of mostly composted elephant manure, this weekend. Zoo Doo sales provide funding to support the Sri Lanka Elephant ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) - Christmas deliveries are taking on a whole new meaning at Dickerson Park Zoo this year. Zookeepers reported the birth of a new giraffe in the early morning hours ...

Dickerson Park Zoo and Friends of the Zoo have announced the addition of two special habitats at the zoo. Thanks to a partnership with Mercy Hospital Springfield, there are now two new nursing ...

Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield responded to concerns raised by inspectors about the handling of elephants long before a zookeeper was killed by an elephant last week, zoo officials said.