WEST ORANGE, N.J. -- Zoos have always been a popular day activity for people of all ages, especially in warmer weather months. It’s also where Lifestyles for the Disabled went for a recent respite ...

Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown ...

In the mid-1990s, Turtle Back Zoo was on the brink of extinction. The animals were old and dying. The once-popular train ride had broken down. The cages and pens were outdated in an era when zoos were ...

Essex County Turtle Back Zoo is recruiting volunteers for its 2025 Docent Class. The docents give educational talks, act as tour guides, and provide information to visitors about the zoo and its ...