The Turtle Back Zoo this year joined the relatively few U.S. zoos — perhaps a dozen or fewer among the 250 accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums — that routinely give the public a view ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, ...

The Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is at full capacity, according to officials. The nonprofit rescues stranded sea turtles across the East Coast. They are currently ...

Seth Wenig Visitors to the Turtle Back Zoo watch through a window as a white-cheeked gibbon undergoes a wellness checkup in West Orange, N.J. [AP Photo/Seth Wenig] Seth Wenig A zoo employee holds the ...