ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A team of 10 people from Zoo Knoxville traveled to Asheville to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene devastated the area. The team especially helped with efforts to ...

The Knoxville Zoo is helping its neighbors in North Carolina. In early October, the Knoxville Zoo sent a team of 10 employees to help the Western North Carolina Nature Center in Asheville rebuild post ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – A zoo in western North Carolina will be getting some red pandas this fall. Media outlets reported that Asheville City Council this week approved about $185,000 to build a red ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Among the several groups sending help to North Carolina after the remnants of Helene moved through the area was Zoo Knoxville. The zoo put together a team of 10 after the ...

Leafa, a popular resident at a North Carolina zoo, died at age 15. WNC Nature Center A beloved endangered creature — a mom to eight cubs — has died at a North Carolina zoo. Leafa, a curious and ...

Asheville's WNC Nature Center remains a member of a select group of zoos and aquariums that are accredited based on their high standards of care for animals. Every five years, the zoo must renew its ...