Lisa Peterson has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the Houston Zoo, starting June 2, 2025, succeeding Lee Ehmke who will be retiring after a nine-year tenure.

The first of the four hatchlings, all female, began to emerge from its white, hard-shelled egg on Feb. 27, the zoo said. The ...

The Houston Rockets clinched a playoff spot Wednesday with a blowout 143-105 win over the Utah Jazz, officially marking ...

Lisa Peterson will take over as the organization’s president and CEO, effective June 2, the Houston Zoo announced April 2. Peterson will join the nonprofit from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where ...

The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday its new president and CEO, Lisa Peterson, who will fill the position in June.

The Houston Zoo has two ongoing projects that are intended to open this summer after a couple of months of construction.

Recent renovations have elevated the park’s allure, adding a 30,000-square-foot skate park and a nature-inspired playground.

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has denied the El Paso Zoo's accreditation, citing "deferred maintenance." ...

Looking for things to do around Bellaire, Meyerland and West University this spring? From the return of the Art Car Parade ...

The Houston Cougars are off to their seventh Final Four in program history and the second under head coach Kelvin Sampson. Kelvin's son, Kellen, is an assistant coach on Houston's staff and even the ...

To them, a recession looks like visiting the Asian elephant exhibit at the Houston Zoo nearby instead of traveling to Asia. Or the rising interest in torts law and a decrease in creative movies.

When Lo Farmer went to sign her 4-year-old son up for the Fort Worth Zoo’s annual summer camp, some website verbiage left her confused. Farmer noticed the zoo’s website section on the camp’s ...