Turtle Back Zoo evacuated after black bear spotted wandering inside

On Monday, a black bear entered the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, prompting a close for the rest of the day.
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Mississippi Aquarium releases two turtles back into the water, including a loggerhead turtle

The loggerhead turtle, Rhombus, is MSAQ’s first loggerhead to be rehabilitated ...

KRQE Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud participates in ‘Story Time in the Park’

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud was part of Story Time in the Park on Thursday. The ...

Patch AM: Which family movies are lighting up Turtle Back Zoo this July?

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Rare hybrid sea turtle released back into the ocean after rescue

A unique turtle is officially getting a second chance at life in the big blue. Last month we reported on a special resident ...
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‘Everything needed to be cleaned.’ Sea Turtle Recovery reopens at Turtle Back Zoo after lightning strike

For the first time in over 40 days, Pickles, a critically endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle, is recovering and back inside his tank at Sea Turtle Recovery at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. He, ...

See heartwarming release of endangered sea turtles after medical care

See these turtles return to the ocean after receiving medical care for "life-threatening conditions," the New England Aquarium said.

Rare 'Four-Eyed' Turtle Wanders Into a Woman's Yard, She Immediately Knew What to Do

Authorities received calls about two rare protected turtles in the same week, both voluntarily surrendered by local residents ...

A east-end family just wants its turtle back after an attempt to do good went wrong

Cynthia Lam just wants to be reunited with her pet and is going down to the area near the Ashbridges Bay Yacht Club to search ...
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Essex County Groundhog Day at Turtle Back Zoo

A child holding up a Valentine's day poster for Lady Edwina at the Essex County Groundhog Day on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ.Get Photo Two children holding up ...