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Do note that this image was taken on October 22nd, 2022, at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken on October 22nd, 2022, at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, in Tampa, Florida, USA.

The Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF) offers visitors and families of the Miami, Florida region an opportunity to get up close and personal with a variety of exotic and endangered animal species. 43203 Zoological Wildlife Foundation (ZWF) of Miami

Great Escape: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh, My! This article (and several others) list a "Spanish" Lynx named Ginger as present in Elmira's Wildlife Sanctuary, a nonprofit in Florida. Unfortunately, these articles are from a decade ago and Ginger has since passed away. Is it possible that...

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article265919956.html Do you believe zoo monkeys should be classified as venue performers? That's what Monkey Jungle thinks. They applied for a covid-19 relief grant from the Small Business Administration and were rejected on the grounds of the business...

Does anyone know if the Florida Avian Conservancy which is located in the Fort Myers area is still up and running? Their last social media posts that I could find are from a year ago and their website hasn't been updated in quite some time. They're known for breeding Ocellated Turkeys, various...

Forest Animal Rescue is an 80-acre facility located in Silver Springs, Florida. Species at the facility include American black bear, generic tiger, white-faced capuchin, brown lemur, island flying fox, Egyptian fruit bat, and African spurred tortoise, among others. On March 9th, the facility...

The Wonder Gardens (formerly Everglades Wonder Gardens) is a facility in Bonita Springs, Florida - near Naples. Like many of the local attractions in the area, Wonder Gardens was hit badly by Hurricane Ian and will be closed until further notice due to extensive damage. The facility is...

AQUARIUM ENCOUNTERS JOINS REEF RENEWAL USA IN CORAL RESTORATION EFFORTS Recent years have seen various companies throughout the Florida Keys stretch the definition of “ecotourism” as an attractive advertising buzzword. Training volunteers, and eventually tourists, to prepare nearly 1,000...

Theater of the Sea is a 17-acre facility located in Islamorada, Florida. Species at the facility include common bottlenose dolphin, California sea lion, golden-collared macaw, African grey parrot, white cockatoo, blue-and-gold macaw, green iguana, American alligator, hawksbill sea turtle...

Audubon Center For Birds Of Prey is a small specialist facility about an hour from Orlando. They rehab birds of prey and keep a number of non-releasable individuals from various native species. This is the current collection of species. Merlin Falcon (Falco columbarius) Peregrine Falcon...

Teens accused killing, stealing fish from Fla. Oceanographic Center in Martin County Investigators say four teens broke into the Florida Oceanographic Center where they killed one fish and slapped another before stealing it. The break-in happened on Aug. 9 and it's caught on camera. According...

Today I went to Butterfly World, a small zoological/botanical facility near where I live. I was gifted a South Florida Adventure Pass, a special ticket which lets you go to 4 attractions during the summer as many times as you'd like at no additional cost. Besides Butterfly World, the ticket...

The NFWC is a facility about 2 hours from Jacksonville that offers regular guided tours. They have quite a collection of rarities including Common Brown Lemur, Augur Buzzard, Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill etc. https://www.northfloridawildlife.org/ On August 10, the NFWC brought over a male...

The Shell Factory and Nature Park is an 18-acre (just the zoo portion) facility located in North Fort Myers, Florida. There are 400+ animals inside the park which include bare-tailed woolly opossum, common palm civet, tayra, fishing cat, dromedary camel, monk parakeet, ring-necked dove...

Panther Ridge Conservation Center is a facility in Loxahatchee, FL that has several different feline species and can be visited via private tours. On August 1, they announced a the addition of a 2 month old female Carpathian Lynx kitten, and are holding a contest to name her. Winners will get a...

Inspired by others, I decided to try my hand at making a species list of the most recent facility I visited. Flamingo Gardens is a small tourist attraction in Davie, FL. It is equal part botanical garden (some native and non-native species) and animal sanctuary (mostly natives but also some...

The Wellington Conservation Center is a private non-profit animal sanctuary/breeding facility located in Wellington, FL. Their Website They offer private tours only, but they charge only $20 a person and setting up a meeting is easy. This facility has both domestic and wild animals. There are...

As no one has made any kind of update thread on this place, and since I have just visited, I might as well fill you all in on some of the new things they have done. They added a new exhibit by the pythons. It has two green iguanas, one rhino iguana, and one tegu. Both Florida panthers, Niko...

Do note that this image was taken on February 28th, 2022, at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park in Bay Lake, Florida, USA.