Palm Beach authorities have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the theft of four monkeys and a parrot from the Palm Beach Zoo. ...more

September 13, 2009

Department of Health officials have confirmed it was elevated levels of chlorine in Lowry Park Zoo's splash fountains that caused skin irritations for a group of elementary school-age children Thursday, a zoo spokeswoman said Friday. ...more

June 13, 2009

A tight economy and a steeply discounted admission drew huge crowds Sunday to the Lowry Park Zoo, which was charging $5 to get in for the day. ...more

May 18, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo staff and board members scoffed in December when the Association of Zoos and Aquariums suspended its endorsement of Tampa's zoo. Today, top zoo staffers are in Oklahoma City asking the very same group to reinstate its endorsement. They will try to convince the group Lowry Park Zoo has toughened its animal transfer procedures and will embrace the group's program that manages members' populations of selected wildlife. ...more

March 27, 2009

A city audit of the Lowry Park Zoo confirms that former CEO Lex Salisbury screwed up, and zoo officials are trying to recoup more than $200,000 in supplies and animals he took from the facility. ...more

March 23, 2009

Lowry Park Zoo officials say the three-hour tour of the zoo, for patrons 21 and older, "reveals some of the animal kingdom's most fascinating facts with entertaining stories of animal 'romance,' courtship and breeding behaviors." ...more

February 12, 2009

Rental contracts of Lowry Park Zoo's new Safari Lodge can include animal encounters, zoo visits and carriage rides. ...more

December 15, 2008

Two cute-as-buttons white tiger cubs born at Lowry Park Zoo in October are venturing into public, giving morning zoo-goers a glimpse of the rare pair. ...more

November 24, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury has been a big beneficiary of the zoo's generosity. ...more

October 7, 2008

TAMPA - Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury has been a big beneficiary of the zoo's generosity. Earlier this year, the taxpayer-supported zoo gave Salisbury animal pens it paid $27,526 for six years ago. Since 2006, the zoo donated at least 11 animals to Salisbury, including patas monkeys, helmeted guineafowl and a grey parrot. ...more

October 6, 2008