The trick was on the Lowry Park Zoo visitors at Friday's annual pumpkin toss, a holiday treat for the animals. ...more

October 31, 2009

Lex Salisbury has had a great run as president of Lowry Park Zoo, elevating its facilities, its draw and its stature. ...more

September 18, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio said she wants to find out more about a now-defunct plan to hand over a baby rhinoceros from Lowry Park Zoo to a private exotic-animal park owned by the zoo's chief executive officer. ...more

September 16, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio said she is concerned about a deal that would have handed over a baby rhinoceros from Lowry Park Zoo to a private theme park owned by the zoo's chief executive officer. ...more

September 15, 2008

The Lowry Park Zoo's board has called for an independent financial audit of dealings with Safari Wild to determine whether any zoo money was used for the private exotic animal park co-owned by zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more

August 29, 2008

The Lowry Park Zoo's board has called for an independent financial audit of dealings with Safari Wild to determine whether any zoo money was used for the private exotic animal park co-owned by zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more

August 28, 2008

The biggest adventure going on at Safari Wild exotic animal park in Lakeland seems to be the effort to bushwhack through the bureaucratic mess that halted the project. ...more

August 18, 2008

A pair of former zookeepers have traded in caring for rhinoceroses and hippos for retrievers and huskies. ...more

May 31, 2008