Roger Williams Park Zoo Roger Williams Park Zoo news 2023

so they are doing penguins in the old seal pool. i think thats a perfct fit, not only for the zoo, but the enclosure itself is great for pengiuns if it had a little more land area
 
Neil chace said:
You're correct, it has been done before. Disney's Animal Kingdom has a grey-crowned crane as part of their Feathers in Flight show. Regardless, it'll still be an exciting addition to the zoo this summer, I've seen bird shows at a few other places before and they are always entertaining.
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they do? im actually taking a trip there this coming christmas so i cant wait to see that! my last trip was a little dissapointing because of the rafikis planet watch being closed on my last visit
 
"Whistling duck was with the flamingos, as well as another waterfowl species I cannot think of at this time (I remember seeing 4 species in the flamingo mixed exhibit). There was also King Vulture which was on exhibit outside the exit of Tropical America before they were moved to the Island of Adaptations."

The other species were Chloe Wigeon, Rosybill and I think either Black or Black-necked swan.
It is also nice to see the zoo adding some new animals and ones that are not commonly kept.
 
Birdlover said:
"Whistling duck was with the flamingos, as well as another waterfowl species I cannot think of at this time (I remember seeing 4 species in the flamingo mixed exhibit). There was also King Vulture which was on exhibit outside the exit of Tropical America before they were moved to the Island of Adaptations."

The other species were Chloe Wigeon, Rosybill and I think either Black or Black-necked swan.
It is also nice to see the zoo adding some new animals and ones that are not commonly kept.
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I do not remember swans ever being mixed with the flamingos, though wigeon rings a bell.
 
"Velma, a seven year-old female serval, recently arrived at the Zoo following the closure of a facility in California. Native to Africa, servals are a wild cat found in sub-Saharan regions and are part of the Zoo's long-term commitment to the Species Survival Plan. Velma is currently not on view to the public and her early arrival requires the need of additional unbudgeted resources to build her new habitat so she can begin greeting visitors like you!"

from email newletter
 
PercideRolo said:
"Velma, a seven year-old female serval, recently arrived at the Zoo following the closure of a facility in California. Native to Africa, servals are a wild cat found in sub-Saharan regions and are part of the Zoo's long-term commitment to the Species Survival Plan. Velma is currently not on view to the public and her early arrival requires the need of additional unbudgeted resources to build her new habitat so she can begin greeting visitors like you!"

from email newletter
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Here is a list of some of the birds you may see if you go to the daily bird shows at 11:30AM and 2:00PM
-Scarlet Macaw
-Blue and Gold Macaw
-Green Winged Macaw
-Military Macaw
-Blue Throated Macaw
-Great Green Macaw
-Kea
-Red Tailed Black Cockatoo
-Pied Crow
-Red Legged Seriema
-Black Vulture
-Trumpeter Hornbill
-Southern Ground Hornbill
-Harris Hawk
-Aplomado Falcon
-Grey Crowned Crane
-Verraux's Eagle Owl
 
Nicholas LionRider said:
Here is a list of some of the birds you may see if you go to the daily bird shows at 11:30AM and 2:00PM
-Scarlet Macaw
-Blue and Gold Macaw
-Green Winged Macaw
-Military Macaw
-Blue Throated Macaw
-Great Green Macaw
-Kea
-Red Tailed Black Cockatoo
-Pied Crow
-Red Legged Seriema
-Black Vulture
-Trumpeter Hornbill
-Southern Ground Hornbill
-Harris Hawk
-Aplomado Falcon
-Grey Crowned Crane
-Verraux's Eagle Owl
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at roger williams?
 
"If you've visited recently, you may have noticed some construction happening at the Zoo's main entrance across from our zebra habitat. We're excited to announce our team is busy at work building two new African bird habitats! This summer we will be joined by several beautiful and unique bird species including a trumpeter hornbill, lady ross' turaco, superb starling and speckled mousebird!"

frm email nwsletter
 
Neil chace said:
The zoo has acquired a new, three-year old female red panda named Zan from the Woodland Park Zoo. Zan will be on exhibit until June, at which point the red panda exhibit will be closing for a "complete re-design".
Source: Facebook
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Wow, another exhibit receiving a makeover. The zoo’s momentum with the amount of changes happening right now is really exciting. It seems like the new director has been doing a great job.
 
Neil chace said:
The zoo has acquired a new, three-year old female red panda named Zan from the Woodland Park Zoo. Zan will be on exhibit until June, at which point the red panda exhibit will be closing for a "complete re-design".
Source: Facebook
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The full post says the exhibit will be closed from mid June until spring 2024. That seems like a very long time to build a new exhibit for the red pandas. Ironically, I find the current exhibit to be my favorite red pandas exhibit out of the four I've seen.
 
gardener14 said:
The full post says the exhibit will be closed from mid June until spring 2024. That seems like a very long time to build a new exhibit for the red pandas. Ironically, I find the current exhibit to be my favorite red pandas exhibit out of the four I've seen.
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I mean, June until Spring 2024 is just under a year, which seems reasonable to build/renovate an entire exhibit. I do agree that it's a nice red panda exhibit. It's not my favorite I've seen (that spot would belong to Rosamond Gifford Zoo- it's a real treat to see red pandas climbing around real, live trees!), but is certainly a great habitat. That being said, Roger Williams' red panda habitat, and a surprisingly high number of other red panda habitats in the Northeast, suffer from one serious issue: the lack of an indoor exhibit. Red pandas do extremely poorly in the heat, so during the summer months (when zoos are most popular) the red pandas oftentimes choose to be in an off-exhibit climate-controlled area instead of the outdoor exhibit. As such, I'd hope that whatever changes are made to the red panda exhibit include adding a visible indoor area so that the pandas are visible year-round. Other than that, the existing habitat is really strong so I think there's more so a need for expansion/addition of an indoor area instead of replacing what's already there.
 
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