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Local 10’s Eco Hero team is continuing their adventures Down Under. Kristi Krueger, Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill and Local 10’s 2025 Eco Hero, 18-year-old Brielle Martinez, spent some time in the Australian Outback.
This year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, is flying from Miami to Melbourne, Australia on Saturday.
Gorillas continue to be at high risk of extinction in the wild in Africa due to threats that include poachers.
Three North American river otter pups at Zoo Miami are growing quickly and thriving under the care of their mother, Zinnia, according to Ron Magill, the zoo’s communications director.
Koda, a 13-year-old male cheetah at Zoo Miami, recently underwent a comprehensive wellness exam as part of the zoo’s preventative health program, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday.
Zoo Miami announced with heavy hearts the loss of Coedie, an 11-year-old male koala, who was humanely euthanized on Tuesday following a rapid decline in health, according to Ron Magill, the zoo’s communications director.
Zoo Miami’s beloved 12-year-old ambassador cheetah, Diesel, was euthanized last week following a rapid decline in his health, Ron Magill, the zoo’s communication director confirmed Monday.
Zoo Miami is celebrating the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir, marking the first successful birth of the species at the zoo in 18 years, Communications Director Ron Magill confirmed Tuesday.
For the first time, Zoo Miami has successfully hatched threatened Texas horned lizards as part of a conservation effort to boost their wild populations, Communications Director Ron Magill announced in a press release Tuesday.
Last week, more than 30 Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired music program students spent the day at Zoo Miami for a multisensory educational experience.
Documents obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday reveal a May affidavit from a Zoo Miami veterinarian testifying to “animals in distress” and a host of other issues at the marine park.
Hosted by Epilepsy Alliance Florida, the annual Walk the Talk for Epilepsy is the largest community event in the area that raises awareness and funds for people living with the neurological disease.
A significant milestone was reached at Zoo Miami on March 28 as the Avian Propagation Center welcomed its first-ever hatched crested coua, zoo officials announced in a news release Wednesday.
Zoo Miami is celebrating a historic moment after it announced the successful hatching of a tawny frogmouth bird, marking the first time in the zoo’s history, officials confirmed Friday.
As 2023 comes to a close, Local 10 News is taking a look back at the top five stories in our ongoing “Don’t Trash Our Treasure” initiative from this year.
On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, former Miami city manager Emilio Gonzalez, Zoo Miami communications director Ron Magill and developer Paul Lambert.
In South Florida, the fight over how much to build and where is an entrenched chronic question. The details of the latest fight involves land at Zoo Miami.
For the past several days, Zoo Miami’s adult male Sumatran tiger, “Berani,” has been sluggish with a loss of appetite which has raised concern in the Animal Science and Animal Health teams at the zoo, Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill announced in a news release Thursday.
Miami-Dade commissioners chose to defer a vote again on a lease extension for the Miami Wilds water park to be built next to Zoo Miami following public outcry.
The vision of a public-private partnership to build a water park that will attract more tourists to Zoo Miami started before Luca Martinez was born. It started before wildlife influencers were even a thing.
A controversial vote is coming up next Tuesday before the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on whether to approve a new lease to build a water theme park right next to Zoo Miami, abutting land conservationists say is a critically important biodiversity hotspot.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday in Miami-Dade County that was part of an effort to stop the development of a new water park at Zoo Miami.
Members of the public packed Wednesday’s Miami-Dade County Commission meeting as officials were set to vote on a lease extension for the Miami Wilds water park proposal at Zoo Miami, a plan so controversial, the zoo’s chief spokesperson publicly denounced it as a private citizen.
A controversial decision is looming at Zoo Miami as commissioners are set to vote later this week on whether to extend the lease agreement for the park Miami Wilds.
Zoo Miami’s “Turtle,” an 8-month-old male giraffe weighing more than 500 pounds and standing close to 10 feet tall, was recovering from surgery, wildlife expert Ron Magill announced on Thursday.
A critically endangered Addra gazelle was born Wednesday on its exhibit habitat at Zoo Miami. It became the 79th Addra gazelle born in the zoo’s history, Zoo Miami Communications Director Ron Magill confirmed in a press release.
Zoo Miami issued an apology Monday and has stopped their Kiwi Encounter following outrage by New Zealanders who saw a video on social media depicting the handling and housing of the zoo’s kiwi bird “Paora.”
As safety takes the national spotlight, one Miami-Dade student was honored by Miami police Wednesday after showcasing her bravery during a shooting scare nearly two months ago.
Epilepsy Alliance Florida, a nonprofit organization in South Florida, held its annual “Walk the Talk for Epilepsy” in Miami on Saturday morning.
Zoo Miami Animal Health team members successfully released a juvenile Green Sea Turtle back to the wild from Bill Baggs State Park on Key Biscayne Wednesday morning, Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill confirmed.
An 18-year-old female jaguar at Zoo Miami was anesthetized Monday and transferred to the zoo’s animal hospital for a full set of examinations to determine the cause of her health issues.
After nearly four decades, the monorail at Zoo Miami will soon be pulled off the tracks, but you still have a chance to take pictures of it through March 2nd.
The harsh winter conditions up north can be critical to sea turtles’ health, leaving them “cold-stunned” and incapacitated, which is why Zoo Miami is helping some sea turtles at risk.
Veterinarians at Zoo Miami took a close look inside one of the park’s endangered clouded leopards as they tried to get to the bottom of ongoing vomiting issues.
Miami-Dade County is distributing free vaccines for children who are six months old or older from Saturday to Wednesday at eight locations.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officers found the 80 pound female sea turtle floating in a Coral Gables waterway May 28 and transferred her to the zoo for treatment. The turtle had severe lacerations to the top of her shell and appeared to be partially paralyzed.
Zoo Miami is hoping their resident 9-year-old orangutan will find her perfect match.
The CDC’s latest data shows Florida reported 67,369 new COVID-19 cases from Wednesday, the second-highest daily total in the state since the start of the pandemic.
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, Miami-Dade and Broward counties are adjusting, trying to stay ahead of the spread as we head into the New Year.
Amid increased demand for free coronavirus testing, Miami-Dade County opened two new sites. Also, the testing site at Zoo Miami will be open night and day, every day.
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After Zoo Miami’s 385-pound gorilla named Barney developed a lingering cough, veterinarians and animal medical specialists from across Miami-Dade County teamed up to perform additional exams on the great ape.
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Zoo Miami is mourning the sudden death of “Kumang,” a 44 year-old, female Bornean orangutan, who died on Thursday during recovery from anesthesia following a dental procedure.
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Surveillance video shows the glowing eyes of a four-legged animal that is too big to be a domestic cat and was recently on the prowl in Pembroke Pines. It left behind a paw print that was several inches wide.
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This morning, Berani, a 13-year-old, male Sumatran tiger, underwent an examination at Zoo Miami to evaluate his fertility after multiple attempts to sire an offspring were unsuccessful.
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