Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden Director Amos Morris hopes the zoo's new carousel will impact future generations just as the old carousel did for families in the past. "It's one of the reasons ...

Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens opened its new carousel attraction Wednesday in hopes that the nod to a beloved part of Evansville's past will also be the launching pad to the zoo's future.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - There’s a new carousel ride at the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens in Evansville. The Engelbrecht Carousel features 30 endangered animals. It’s housed inside a ...

Erik Beck, the Executive Director of Mesker Park Zoo, talks about the zoo and their plans coming up. Erik Beck, the Executive Director of Mesker Park Zoo, talks about the zoo's efforts towards ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Officials with Mesker Park Zoo in Evansville announce the addition of two baby porcupines, also known as porcupettes. Zoo keepers say mom Cece and dad Bic welcomed the ...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden is working to conclude its work on the rhino exhibit and welcome its new rhinoceros in October of this year. Officials say crews have ...

the carousel was moved to the current site of the Zoombezi Bay water and amusement park, which is managed by the nearby Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The park, located in Liberty Township just ...

Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden is celebrating the birth of two new Binturong twin cubs.The zoo says their newest twins, brother Pretzel and sister Poppy, were born to resident ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A select group of Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden animals will soon receive their first does of the COVID-19 vaccine. Cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in animal species ...

Visit the zoo's official website at ColumbianParkZoo.org for more information. Gunner Kitchell, 10, of Carlisle, Ind., is greeted by one of two river otters in the Enchanted Forest at Mesker Park ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - There's a new carousel ride at the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens in Evansville. The Engelbrecht Carousel features 30 endangered animals. It's housed inside a heated ...