Oakland Zoo announced for the first time in 75 years that the facility will no longer have elephants on the premises and is moving African elephant Osh to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.

Visitors watch Osh the elephant at the Oakland Zoo on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. Osh, the lone elephant remaining from a once thriving group of four at the Oakland Zoo, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- It has been a busy 24 hours for Oakland firefighters. Friday night's big warehouse fire was followed by a series of other fires -- many related to illegal fireworks.

Glowfari isn’t the Oakland Zoo’s first foray into holiday events, of course. Its ZooLights delighted visitors for more than 20 years, but over time, the decorations had become outdated, ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Zoo said Tuesday it will move its 30-year-old African elephant, Osh, to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee this fall, leaving the zoo without any elephants for the ...

Friday night, the Oakland Zoo kicked off the fourth year of its holiday signature event: Glowfari. "It is an extravagant, larger-than-life light festival for families to enjoy," explained Adam ...

The Oakland Zoo and its staff are excited about the latest bundle of joy to join them, a giraffe named Nuru, and they're hoping visitors will be as well after meeting him.

Visitors sit in front of a squid lantern, one of the Deep Ocean sea creatures at Glowfari, an animal lantern festival at the Oakland Zoo, in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE ...

The Oakland Zoo will care for the two orphaned mountain lions until they are healthy enough to move to a permanent home, such as a wildlife habitat. Orphaned sister mountain lions find home in ...

Oakland Zoo staff, donors and visitors are in mourning after Donna, an African Elephant held at the zoo for 33 years, died on Tuesday at a Tennessee sanctuary. Donna, who was 44 years old, died ...