A new California sea lion pup is making his debut behind the scenes at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, marking a rare birth in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Herbig was hard at work on a sunny morning in the Point Defiance Park rose garden. Joggers sped past, a family took ...

They don’t bark or bite, but some do have sharp teeth and interesting bark. Step aside, tigers and polar bears, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has a plant collection that some might consider just as ...

TACOMA, Wash. — The newest resident at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma has arrived. Charlotte the muskox gave birth to a healthy female calf on Thursday morning, Sept. 7, according to the ...

A barred owl rests in a tree in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington. Officials at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma are warning visitors to watch for dive-bombing barred owls, whose behavior ...

The groundbreaking is phase one of the Loop Trail project, which will give park visitors better access to key points in the park. The Loop Trail will be a paved trail for pedestrians and cyclists, ...

The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has euthanized its 13-year-old Sumatran tiger. According to a Facebook post from the zoo on Monday, Sanjiv had “a sharp decline in health” over the weekend. The ...

A flower-and-garden festival combined with free fishing weekend will mean congestion, Parks Tacoma officials say.