On Monday, a black bear entered the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, prompting a close for the rest of the day.

A long list of springtime sightings is growing bigger in Essex County. Here's where bears have been spotted so far this year.

Essex County officials said the black bear was sighted less than a mile from the zoo at the South Mountain Reservation.

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 ...

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 sea turtles are finally back home at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. Lightning hit the roof of the zoo’s animal hospital back in August. Several sea turtles suffered smoke inhalation. The ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Lightning hit the Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey, causing the building to catch fire. The lightning struck the West Orange building ...