Lynda Jacobvitz of Creative Kids Yoga presents Mommy and Me Yoga at the Zoo! March Session starts Wednesday, March 7 March Session Dates: March 7, 12, 21, 28 Busy Bees at 1:00pm (Ages 18 months to 3 years) Frog Hoppers at 2:00pm (Ages 3-5 years) Four Week Session Costs Zoo Members: $32 per adult/child pair;  Non-members: $40 per adult/child pair plus zoo admission Stretch, Learn, Breathe, Play at the Buttonwood...

Toe Jam Puppet Band Mondays at 10:30am and 12:30pm Cost: Zoo admission + $5/family Sing, dance and play the hour away with New Bedford’s favorite, The Toe Jam Puppet Band. This March we’ll have a few of our returning favorites and a two new programs!  To find out more about these programs, please call (508) 991-4556.   Toddler Tales Every Thursday at 10:30am Cost: Free with zoo admission Enjoy...

Due to tomorrow’s inclement weather forecast, February 11, the Poetry Contest Social will be re-scheduled to February 18.   Please call (508) 991-4556 x 18 for more information.

The Zoo will be closed today, January 22, due to inclement weather.

The Zoo will be closed today, January 21, due to the current weather conditions.

New Bedford, MA (Dec. 23, 2011) – Sharks! Lots of them! The Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford, MA is pleased to announce the recent hatch of 12 chain dogfish in the Zoo’s Aquatics Building. The recently hatched sharks are between 3 and 5 inches long. Chain dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer) are a small species of shark that are found from Georges Bank to the coast of Nicaragua. Feeding primarily on...