A Florida zoo is closing down in preparation for Hurricane Milton. ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced on social media that it would close its doors to guests from Tuesday, Oct. 8, through at least ...

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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The animals of Tampa Bay's zoos and aquariums are hunkering down ahead of Hurricane Helene's impact. The zoo at Busch Gardens, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and The Florida Aquarium downtown ...

As Florida's Tampa Bay residents prepare for the impact of Hurricane Milton, the city's zoo and aquarium are working on emergency preparations for the animals as well. In a statement Tuesday, a ...

As millions of people evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast, the African elephants, Caribbean flamingos, pigmy hippos and about 1,000 other animals are riding out the monstrous Hurricane Milton at Tampa’s ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Nature enthusiasts and curious minds alike have something new to explore in South Tampa: the city’s first-ever Bug Zoo and Nature Center. This unique attraction is the brainchild of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Sometimes, even the animals built for heat can't bear the Florida humidity. ZooTampa shared creative ways its staff is keeping the animals — the big cats, orangutans and the rest — cool ...

Employees move an African porcupine named Chompers to a pet carrier at ZooTampa. A Florida zoo is closing down in preparation for Hurricane Milton. ZooTampa at Lowry Park announced on social media ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

Hurricane Milton is projected to make landfall on Florida's west coast between late Wednesday and early Thursday Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...