While visiting The Living Desert, local students got to feed a rhino and turn classroom lessons into hands-on conservation ...

"More than an architectural achievement, the Ghaf Woods Experience Centre represents a paradigm shift: a move toward ...

For the first time in its 55-year history, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is introducing a troop of primates. A new group ...

Desert ecosystems are some of the most richly diverse in the world and yet they are one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet. Deserts, which account for one-third of the earth’s land mass, ...

BRIGHTER, LIGHTER NIGHTS, and Daylight Saving Time — that starts March 9 — can put a person in an illuminated state of mind. As the sunlight stretches into the mid-evening and we begin spending more ...

Palm Desert's famed botanical garden zoo is hosting a special "fang-tastic" Halloween event. Here's what to know.

EVENING, MEET THE AFTERNOON: With the conclusion of Daylight Saving Time in early November, our late afternoons will begin to feel more like evening than daytime. We greet this autumnal event in many ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced the loss of one of its oldest leopards. Zoya was a 21-year-old Amur leopard who died on Wednesday due to old age, officials said on ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is celebrating the spooky season ahead of Halloween. This weekend, the zoo is kicking off ...