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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Sunday that Lady Edwina of Essex, aka Essex Edwina, the Turtle Back Zoo’s resident groundhog, did not see her shadow on Groundhog Day, ...

There's also a children's zoo with a herd of goats, a zoo train and a carousel (both the train and the zoo cost $2 per passenger to ride). According to past visitors, the zoo is small but still ...

(AP Video: Seth Wenig/Mike Catalini) A bald eagle named Freedom perches on a branch at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) An eagle, right, is ...

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 ...