COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - What started out as a dream for a few people hoping to spread some joy, is now celebrating a 50-year impact on the community it was founded in. On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the ...

A decorative cake honors Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens' 50-year anniversary Friday, April 26, 2024. The zoo opened to the public on April 25, 1974. (Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — When ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A water main break near Greystone Boulevard in Columbia has closed down Riverbanks Zoo and Garden on Wednesday, April 17. Because of the chance of bacterial contamination, Columbia ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Riverbanks Zoo is turning 50 years old and the zoo will be having a self guided tour on the history of its opening and its work to continue the preservation of endangered ...

COLUMBIA — Milo the Koala would love nothing more than to spend most of the day sleeping on a branch and munching on his favorite treat of eucalyptus leaves. But this furry marsupial was recruited to ...

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is one of the most successful mid-sized zoos in the United States. Since opening in April 1974, Riverbanks has won a number of awards for exhibit design, breeding programs ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The votes are in and a new wallaby joey at Riverbanks Zoo now has a name: Sherman. Back in June, a Tammar wallaby joey came out of the pouch and the zoo asked for people to help them ...

You will soon be able to get a more engaging, up-close views of some of the world's largest lizards at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. The zoo announced Monday that a new, larger ...

COLUMBIA — Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens is poised to get a green light on plans to build a nature preserve with a new orangutan habitat, upgrade the tigers' living conditions and expand parking, ...