Tag: Roger Williams Park Zoo
Zoo should be commended for pond stewardship
To the Editor:
We were disappointed in the way the July 31 Providence Business News article “Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at...
Roger Williams Park Zoo announces death of cheetah
PROVIDENCE – Janga, a 13-year-old cheetah at Roger Williams Park Zoo, has died, the zoo announced Tuesday.
Janga was diagnosed with gastrointestinal disease, according to...
Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at RWP Zoo
Positioned along the border of Providence and Cranston sits the nation’s third-oldest zoo.
Opened in 1872, the Roger Williams Park Zoo has undergone many expansion...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2026
1. PBN announces 2026 40 Under Forty honorees POSTED ONLINE: JUNE 2. Forty young professionals were selected as the winners of Providence Business News’...
ANIMAL MAGNETISM: RWP Zoo left scrambling for money to boost attendance,...
It’s safe to say that nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo each year make...
Let voters judge merits of popular zoo’s bond requests
Voters have historically been strong supporters of Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo, most recently approving a $15 million bond in 2014 and another $12...
Navigant Credit Union treats 800 R.I. military families to free day...
SMITHFIELD – More than 800 military service members, veterans and their families packed R1 Indoor Karting in Lincoln on Nov. 1 for a free...
Roger Williams Zoo announces birth of twin red panda kits
PROVIDENCE – A set of twin red panda kits were recently born at Roger Williams Park Zoo, marking the first successful birth of such...
Red panda kits highlight growth, shifting exhibits at Roger Williams Park...
PROVIDENCE – Though Roger Williams Park Zoo has hosted red pandas since at least the mid-1990s, it wasn't until recently that the zoo could...
RIPTA postpones vote on route cuts; McKee urges agency to do...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority postponed voting on its proposed service cuts on Thursday after Gov. Daniel J. McKee wrote a letter...
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