Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lightning strike ignited a fire at Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County Wednesday night, exposing sea turtles to heavy smoke.

Its feeding time for the giraffes at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Tuesday, May 18, 2021Get Photo Caribbean Flamingos at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange on Tuesday, May 18, 2021Get Photo Edwin Park ...

The Essex County Turtle Back Zoo will hold a Sensory-Friendly Morning event on from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on April 26. The modified zoo experience is designed for individuals who may find the typical zoo ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. -- Lightning hit a Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey, causing the building to catch fire. The lightning struck the building around 9:40 p.m. on ...

Several sea turtles were being treated for smoke inhalation Thursday after a lightning strike sparked a fire at the Sea Turtle Recovery hospital in New Jersey’s Turtle Back Zoo. A lightning bolt hit ...

Officials with the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange say that the zoo’s elderly African lion, Sukari, has died. “Sukari was humanely euthanized due to the progression of irreversible kidney disease,” ...