The project comes amid a veritable building boom at the taxpayer-backed institution off Interstate 64 and Hampton Avenue.

Raja, the beloved Asian elephant at the Saint Louis Zoo, is still calling River’s Edge home — at least for now.

The historic building will be closed from March through much of 2026. The birds will be relocated to other zoos or habitats behind the scenes.

Victoria Crowned Pigeons mill about their habitat in the Bird House at the St. Louis Zoo on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The ...

ST. LOUIS – For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo. This time, the story takes place within the St. Louis Zoo, and animals like the sea lion are the understudies. “A sea ...

Saint Louis Zoo employees and Bea the cat's owner worked together to rescue the pet after spotting the feline on the roof of the zoo's antelope enclosure Getty A pet cat that went missing near the ...

ST. LOUIS — It has been more than two weeks since an EF3 tornado ripped through St. Louis. The tornado twisted through Forest Park, snapping decades-old trees and doing damage to many of 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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo closed early ...

ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo has closed two exhibits “until further notice” as a precaution after a wild wood duck found dead on zoo grounds last week tested positive for avian influenza. The zoo ...

The zoo called the birth of the critically endangered Amur leopards "a victory for the future of one of the world’s rarest and most remarkable animals" The St. Louis Zoo is celebrating the birth of ...

Rani, a female Asian elephant kept in captivity at the St. Louis Zoo, died Friday. She was 27. Her herd reportedly became agitated after a small, unleashed dog was spotted in an area near their ...