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Santa Barbara County Takes First Step to Reduce Restrictions on Backyard Hives 

Environment By Callie Fausey

Supervisor Joan Hartmann builds buzz over a proposal to allow beekeeping in unincorporated areas.

Santa Barbara Zoo’s White-Handed Gibbon Gives Birth in Front of Visitors

Animals By Callie Fausey

It is the first baby for the zoo’s pair of gibbons, Chanee and Mel.

The Thundering Hooves of the Carrizo Plain Tule Elk

Animals By Chuck Graham

The population appears to be growing after 2025 fires.

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Santa Barbara Zoo Euthanizes One Capybara, Announces Another Has Cancer

Animals By Callie Fausey

A Wine Tasting for Humans, a Treat Tasting for Dogs

Drink By Tiana Molony

Santa Barbara Zoo’s Mother Red Panda Dies Soon After Cubs

Animals By Callie Fausey

Fuzzy Purple Urchin Eaters Return to Sea Center 

Animals By Callie Fausey

Trouble at the Turnaround: Concerns over Fiesta Historical Parade

Fiesta By Elaine Sanders

Red Pandas and Beyond: Care and Conservation at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Animals By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Zoo Mourns Loss of Second Red Panda Cub

Animals By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Zoo Suffers Loss of One Red Panda Cub; Sibling Transferred to Incubator & Receiving Specialized Veterinary Care

Announcement By Santa Barbara Zoo

Record 60 Shipping Lines Take Part in Slowdown Program

Environment By Natalie MacFarlane