High in the hills of Griffith Park, hidden among hiking trails and picnic areas, sits one of Los Angeles’s strangest forgotten landmarks: the abandoned remains of the city’s first zoo. Built in 1912, the original Griffith Park Zoo was once a symbol of civic ambition, meant to prove that a rapidly growing Los Angeles could rival America’s great cultural cities. Instead, it became a cautionary tale of poor planning, limited funding, and an era that understood far less about animal welfare. In this

These animals were stuck living in an abandoned zoo next to a loud soccer stadium. But after 2 years of trying, their rescuers finally got them out of there 🐻🦁🐯 | The Dodo

An abandoned 8-week-old polar bear cub is doing well thanks to the help of an Ohio zoo staff. abc7.la/1TwkXwJ | ABC7