As the snow begins to melt and the warmer weather of spring starts to creep in, many people will be heading back outdoors into nature, and for many, that means returning to a local public park.

PROVIDENCE – After more than three decades, three African elephants will leave the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence in late 2027, according to zoo officials. “Alice, Ginny and Kate are ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo will be welcoming a dozen Humboldt penguins to Providence this spring, 12 News has learned. The six pairs of penguins are coming from Peru ...

PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Park Zoo's three African elephants will move to a new home in late 2027, one that provides the care and companionship they need as they age, the zoo says. The zoo is ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Protesters are calling on the federal government to rehire recently fired National Park Service employees. Demonstrators met at the Roger Williams National Memorial in ...

Located about 5 miles south of downtown Providence, Roger Williams Park Zoo is only 40 acres – not the largest zoo by far. But it still houses more than 160 species of animals including giraffes ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Roger Williams Park Zoo announced Tuesday that its three African elephants that have been at the zoo for 34 years will be moving to a new home in late 2027. According ...

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