Guests also receive access to Hollywild’s 40-acre deer park experience, open weekends through August 31st. Hollywild provides sanctuary for more than 400 rescued and non-releasable animals.

Sequoia Park Zoo welcomed Ishŭng, an American black bear, this week. Her name means “she likes to eat,” according to Josefina Frank, chair of the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria.

The black bear population is increasing in Southwest Florida, leading to more encounters with humans. Growth and development are encroaching on bear habitats, causing bears to venture into ...