What about the animals? SC zoos prepare for snowy weekend weather.

Zoos across SC are bringing animals inside and adding heaters to enclosures in advance of cold, winter, snowy weather. But ...
ABC Columbia

Local Living: Fridays at Riverbanks Zoo, Saluda Shoals Park camp fire, Boys For Life tour, Bark to the Park

The concert is Thursday, February 12 at 8 p.m. at the Colonial Life Arena. Pawmetto Lifeline is hosting their 18th annual ...
ABC Columbia

Local Living: Friday free admission to the zoo, Saluda Shoals Park camp fire, Bark to the Park

LOCAL LIVING: COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)— In today’s look at Local Living, don’t miss free Fridays at Riverbanks Zoo. All Richland ...
The Daily Gamecock

A breath of fresh air: Five best hiking trails in Columbia area

There are plenty of spots to journey out in nature around Columbia. Here's a list of five that will give you the perfect hiking opportunities to clear your mind.
Yahoo

Over 70k attended Riverbanks Zoo holiday lights show. See it before it’s gone

Don’t want to say goodbye to Christmas just yet? Then consider catching the last weekend of Wild Lights, a massive walk-through holiday light show at Columbia’s Riverbanks Zoo. This weekend is the ...
ColaDaily

Riverbanks Zoo celebrates significant milestones

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is celebrating some significant milestones that highlight their dedication to wildlife care, conservation, and education. On October 20, Riverbanks staff joined partners from ...
Meetings Today

Columbia, South Carolina, Is a Rising Southern City Making a Name for Meetings

With the brand-new BullStreet District development manifesting a neighborhood with amenities that rival its downtown convention core, Columbia, South Carolina, is a city on the rise in a region that ...
Lexington County Chronicle

Saluda Skyride opens, connecting Riverbanks’ zoo and botanical garden campuses

After 68.54% of Lexington County voters approved a $240 million bond referendum in 2024 for Lexington-Richland School District Five, board members received project updates, including plans for the … ...
Post and Courier

Riverbanks’ Saluda Skyride is now open, but Columbia zoo’s expansion is only just beginning

COLUMBIA — The highly anticipated Saluda Skyride officially opened to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden visitors Friday, welcoming guests to travel over the Saluda River in a suspended cable car for Labor Day ...
Yahoo

What’s that above the Saluda River? Columbia zoo’s Skyline ride takes flight

The Saluda Skyride carries a rider over the Saluda River from the zoo to the botanical gardens on Thursday, August 28, 2025. After years of discussion, planning and construction, it is now possible to ...
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Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...
Daily Press

Tortoises from century-old parents debut at Philadelphia Zoo

Staff members show several of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut Wednesday at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ...