NEW BEDFORD — At 66, Buttonwood Park Zoo's beloved elephant Ruth has reached the outer limits of what the zoo can do for her medically, with caregivers having to have difficult conversations ...

NEW BEDFORD — After a long and happy life at the Buttonwood Park Zoo, beloved Asian elephant Ruth passed away on Dec. 28, 2024 at the age of 66. Now the staff is monitoring Emily as she ...

That was within days of the death of Willie, a 30-year-old donkey at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence and of Ruth, a 66-year-old elephant at New Bedford's Buttonwood Park Zoo. Wright pointed ...

NEW BEDFORD – Joyce Rowley doesn’t expect a big turnout for a vigil in front of City Hall Friday at 6 p.m. in memory of Ruth, the Buttonwood Park Zoo elephant that died at 66 years of age ...

“She really is a sassy old lady,” said her longtime care taker, Shara Rapoza, the Assistant Director of the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. Ruth is majestic, even as she gives herself a ...