The Salisbury Zoo will soon bid a heartfelt farewell to one of its most cherished residents, Chaska, the female Andean bear.

Chaska, the Zoo’s female Andean bear, will be relocating to the Alexandria Zoo in Louisiana in early May as part of a carefully planned move to support her long-term care and the future of ...

SALISBURY, MD - The Salisbury Zoo has announced the upcoming departure of their female Andean Bear Chaska. The Zoo says after ...

Chaska, a 15-year-old female Andean bear, will be moving from the Salisbury Zoo to the Alexandria Zoo in early May. Chaska has been at the Salisbury Zoo for 12 years and is the mother of four cubs.

Until recently, the Andean bear—the only species of bear in South America, easily recognized by the light-colored markings that frame its face like glasses—was thought to be almost mute ...

The individual had been seen taking a bear cub with them while running errands and was keeping baby Finn in their home. Finn is the youngest of the three black bears living at Zoo Knoxville.

The $5.5 million project is part of Phase 3 of the Zoo’s master plan, which also included the concessions Lodge and Andean bear habitat that opened last year. Funding for Big Cat Tracks has ...

The individual had been seen taking a bear cub with them while running errands and was keeping baby Finn in their home. An adult ticket to Zoo Knoxville will cost $26.95 for an adult and $21.95 ...

Then, it steps into the open, and we catch our breaths. Therein emerges an Andean bear, alone, likely two years old. It pauses, snout lifted, sniffing the wind, then moves forward with quiet ...