Zookeepers at the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison are working to keep their animals safe, too. Some of the animals at the free zoo ...

Dane County Executive Melissa Agard is celebrating National Zookeeper Week by honoring animal care professionals at the Henry ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Henry Vilas Zoo will bid farewell to one of its most eye-catching residents next month. Borealis, the male polar bear, will be moving to another zoo on a breeding ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Henry Vilas Zoo is welcoming the community to help get into the spooky spirit before Halloween. On Sunday, October 27, the zoo is hosting an event called "Boo at the Zoo" to bring in ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Henry Vilas Zoo announced Monday it will install special window products on some of its carousel building's glass panels to warn birds away from colliding with the glass.

MADISON, Wis. -- Henry Vilas Zoo announced 26-year-old harbor seal Sparky has died. Sparky was born at Henry Vilas Zoo in 1998 and he was visited by hundreds of thousands of guests throughout his ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Henry Vilas Zoo announced on Wednesday that it is mourning the loss of their senior harbor seal, Sparky. He was 26-years-old which is just a year more than the average life ...

Following last weekend’s fatal shooting of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, employees at Vilas Zoo took a walk around their own facility Tuesday morning to identify changes that could make its ...

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His name is Borealis, aka “Bo,” and he's more than 1,000 pounds. He came from Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin and was born at the Toledo Zoo.

Born at the Toledo Zoo, Borealis — also known as “Bo" — was named for the Aurora Borealis and comes from the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wisconsin.