Volunteers will hunker down in Tampa to safeguard one of Florida’s most vulnerable populations from Hurricane Milton: the animals. The so-called “ride-out team” of roughly a dozen staffers from ...

(Reuters) -After millions of people were ordered to flee along Florida's Gulf Coast, the African elephants, Caribbean flamingos, pygmy hippos and about 1,000 other animals were riding out the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAMPA, Fla. (WJW) – Human residents are not ...

A 13-year-old Orinoco crocodile was taken into surgery at the Zoo Hospital in Miami on Friday to treat an infected wound. A team of zoo staff veterinarians operated on the croc's left wrist when ...

ZooTampa animals to stay despite evacuation zone Animals housed in hurricane-hardened buildings or habitats Zoo prepared with extra supplies and staff for storm Each species reacts differently to ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WJW) – Human residents are not the only ones trying to leave the Tampa area ahead of Hurricane Milton, the pets and zoo animals are heading for safety too. ZooTampa is closed beginning on ...