No matter your reason for seeking out an animal encounter — whether you’re looking for a chance to snuggle with a gentle giant or in search of a thrill — the South is home to numerous opportunities to ...

Be sure to stop by the Meigs Point Nature Center on the southern end of the park near Hammonasset Point to take a peek at the turtle ... you get back on board the steam train to return to Essex ...

The Essex County community came together to support those in need during the 17th Annual Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr ...

A bald eagle named "Freedom" has an incredible story of survival. He is now recovering at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in Northern New Jersey. Freedom was found caught in a rope recently and a ...

The American bald eagle is making a comeback. The birds of prey had been headed towards extinction, but conservation efforts ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue ...

The birds have been in an environmental updraft since the early 2000s, when the U.S. government took them off its endangered species list.

The birds face dangers as they expand into suburbia, though. Jilian Fazio, director of the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in suburban northern New Jersey, said the zoo rescues a number of birds hit ...

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