SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield will be reopening starting next week. Tuesday, May 26 through 28 is when the zoo will reopen exclusively for friends of the zoo members. The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than four years, the journey through Dickerson Park Zoo—Springfield, Missouri's most exotic 1.2 mile walk—has been a rather arduous one.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield is welcoming a new 8-year-old Asian elephant. The elephant, named Hugo, arrived Friday from the Endangered Ark Foundation, a private nonprofit and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The SaveNature.Org Conservation Prize will be awarded to Springfield’s Dickerson Park Zoo on September 1 for different achievements and leadership including raising funds for a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- They're cute and cuddly, but they require a lot of attention -- and they're a handful when active. So it's understandable April Horton is relieved the four sibling otter pups she's ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield says its popular hippopotamus is being moved to a zoo in Cincinnati. The Springfield News-Leader reported zoo officials say Henry the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Dickerson Park Zoo released a bald eagle Friday afternoon that had a miraculous recovery from lead poisoning. When the eagle, named Patriot, arrived at Dickerson Park Zoo, he ...

Reigning over Missouri with plenty of Americana, Springfield is an ideal destination for Midwestern road trips, and it is the ...

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The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than four years, the journey through Dickerson Park ...