Akron Zoo CEO Doug Piekarz, center, celebrates after breaking ground at the site of the zoo’s new animal hospital on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Akron, Ohio.© Jeff Lange, Akron Beacon Journal ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - With a week of high temperatures ahead, the Akron Zoo is taking steps to help animals beat the heat. RELATED: Where to find cooling centers in Northeast Ohio ...

Doug Piekarz, president and CEO at the Akron Zoo, said the zoo now has thousands calling the zoo home. "That hospital simply does not work," he said. The zoo officially has begun construction on ...