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On February 20th, the sanctuary announced they acquired (0.0.2) domestic sheep (breed(s) not specified) named Cotton and Marshmellow which are now on exhibit. On February 25th, the sanctuary announced they acquired another (0.0.1) domestic sheep (breed not specified) named S'mores, and is now on exhibit.

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Cotton is ready to meet you today! We are open 10-5 with last entry at 3:30 | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | Facebook
Ferdinand is very curious about his new neighbors! S’mores, Marshmallow, and Cotton moved into the petting zoo yard over the weekend, so be sure to come... | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | Facebook
These little lambs sure are a hoot! For those that don’t know, we are partnering with Ewe Can Do It Naturally to raise these little lambs to go work for... | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | Facebook
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On May 8th, the sanctuary announced they moved their (1.0) domestic zebu named Zippity to the Nigerian dwarf goat/domestic cow (breed not specified) exhibit.

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On March 13th, the sanctuary announced they acquired a (0.1) pancake tortoise named Waffles who is now an animal ambassador.

Meet Waffles one of our newer animal ambassadors! She’s a pancake tortoise. She’s a little shy which is not uncommon for tortoises, but is slowly warming... | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary - Facebook

On April 17th, the sanctuary announced they acquired a (1.0) red-tailed boa named Baron who is now an animal ambassador.

Meet Baron the red-tailed boa! He’s one of our newer animal ambassadors. He came to us as a surrendered pet and has been adjusting well to his new life!... | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary - Facebook

On May 5th, the sanctuary announced that (0.0.2+?) Indian peafowl hatched.

Look closely at the ground in this video, do you see them? They are only a couple of days old and mama is doing a great job protecting them! | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | Facebook
 
On June 4th, 2024, the sanctuary announced that they acquired a (1.0) miniature horse named Cubbie which is on exhibit.

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On November 29th, the sanctuary announced they acquired (0.0.2) American black bears from Chestatee Wildlife Preserve & Zoo in Georgia.

We are happy to announce... - Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary

On December 1st the sanctuary officially named the bears Clover and Winnie/Winston.

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On June 17th, 2024, the sanctuary opened a new North American river otter exhibit to the public, featuring (0.4) otters named Elise, Emma, Harper, and Jolie.

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Just left the facility for the first time since they’ve added the wolves and otters, both of which were in very nice-looking enclosures that seemed like a great fit for the zoo. They also have a new groundhog which I hadn’t seen mentioned anywhere, but looking back they’ve posted about it on Facebook. It's in a corn crib cage, so definitely not ideal, but it was active and clearly gets to dig a lot so I think it’s probably pretty comfy with its setup. Also finally got to see the lynx for the first time.
 
On August 3rd, the sanctuary announced they have acquired (1.1) Hoffman's two-toed sloths named Sid and Sue which are on exhibit next to the wallabies, cavies, and muntjac. They came to the facility as surrendered pets.

The day has finally come... - Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | By Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary | The day has finally come to announce our newest residents, Sid and Sue, our Hoffman’s Two-Toed Sloths! These guys came to us as pet surrenders and are...

On April 21st, 2025, the zoo announced they built a new outdoor exhibit for the sloths which is now open to the public.

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