GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Otters at John Ball Zoo are getting a major upgrade, as a new habitat triples their space, boosts water volume and adds interactive elements to encourage natural play and foraging.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — This weekend, guests to John Ball Zoo can enjoy live music performances, arts and crafts activities and more to celebrate the zoo’s brand-new otter habitat during ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The North American river otter, one of the cutest critters native to Michigan, is now front and center at the John Ball Zoo. On Thursday, the zoo cut the ribbon on its newly ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A new exhibit at John Ball Zoo is giving visitors a closer look at North American river otters while also spotlighting conservation efforts in West Michigan waterways. An art ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the John Ball Zoo's brand-new North American river otter habitat on Thursday evening ahead of its grand opening to the public on Friday. The expanded habitat ...

Xbox has hired Matthew Ball, a video game analyst best known for his popular annual state of video gaming report, as its new chief of strategy. The decision was announced by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Python Challenge is returning this summer, giving participants a chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while helping protect the ...

May 14 (UPI) --Police in Ohio said a report of "unwanted slithering" in a Westlake neighborhood resulted in the detention of a ball python. The Westlake Police Department said on social media that ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - A cold-blooded suspect was on the loose in Westlake, police confirmed, but officers caught it no-handed... because it’s a snake. Westlake police said the department got a ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...

Wildlife researchers have found an unconventional way to help control invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades – by using one of the snakes’ favorite prey. Opossums are a key food source for ...