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Kerzner International has officially opened the doors to its striking new vertical resort, One&Only One Za’abeel, in Dubai. The opening marks the launch of the ... More

All of the national parks in Congo and Rwanda featuring primates have closed their doors to visitors in an effort to avoid Africa's endangered mountain ... More

Krefeld Zoo in Germany is to reopen today following the devastating fire in its Great Ape House during the New Year celebrations which killed all ... More

Work was recently completed inside the Empire State Building, with design firm Thinc creating a spectacular reimagining of the iconic New York City landmark's popular ... More

Dan Ashe doesn't see the holding of different viewpoints as an obstacle to co-operation; in fact, he considers it an excellent way to reduce adversarial ... More

A taste of Asia and Australia will be brought to North Carolina, US, over the next five years, through a multi-million dollar project to build ... More

Officials at the San Antonio Zoo are expanding the 104-year-old visitor attraction, unveiling a US$200m (€172m, £154.3m) masterplan for the historic site. The zoo in ... More

One&Only will open its second Nature Resort this October, the One&Only Nyungwe House resort, set on the edge of the ancient Nyungwe rainforest in the ... More

A new safari resort, offering a holistic wellness experience in the heart of “gorilla country” in Rwanda, is preparing to launch to the public. Due ... More

The new CEO of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has said that zoos and aquariums need to be more vocal about the ... More

Cincinnati Zoo is set to reopen its revamped Gorilla World exhibit early next month, just over a year after the controversial killing of inhabitant Harambe. ... More

One&Only Nature Resorts aims to offer access to “nature’s best kept secrets" and will target inbound tourists. The group will open two hotels in Rwanda, ... More

Hotel giant JW Marriott has opened its first hotel in Singapore across several buildings brought to life by designer Philippe Starck and architects Foster + ... More

Global architecture firm Foster + Partners have been appointed to redevelop London Zoo’s famous Snowdon Aviary. The Grade II* listed structure, designed by Cedric Price ... More

Cincinnati Zoo has said that while interest in Harambe remains high, it must close the book on the incident, which saw the gorilla shot and ... More

With China’s giant pandas proving big business worldwide, the Czech Republic’s Prague Zoo is getting in on the act, unveiling plans for a Kc800m (US$33.5m, ... More

Chester Zoo is celebrating after securing a second series of its hit Channel 4 documentary The Secret Life of the Zoo. The show, which focuses ... More

Cincinnati Zoo officials have found themselves under immense public pressure following the shooting of an endangered 400lb (181kg) gorilla after a young boy fell into ... More

A safari-themed outdoor accommodation experience opens today (27th May) at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, UK. The new Explorer Glamping site located next ... More

A trio of high-profile architects have called on the design and construction industries to embrace advancements in glass technology which are transforming the ways in ... More

John Burgess, managing director of Sydney Zoo and founder of Sydney Aquarium, has announced plans for an AU$36m (US$25m, €22.3m, £16.3m) second zoo in Sydney, ... More

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens has announced plans to build a US$12m (€10.8m, £7.9m) expansion of its gorilla habitat. The exhibit first opened in ... More

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) has announced a new scheme aiming to save endangered species from extinction and restoring them to healthy-size populations ... More

After a 10-year absence and four years of fundraising and construction, Houston Zoo in Texas is about to open its new state-of-the-art gorilla exhibit to ... More

Twycross Zoo, which sits on the border of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in the UK, has announced a £55m (US$82m, €77.7m) investment programme aimed at boosting ... More