virginia

I am heading from Bristol, TN to New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia today and was originally going to go to Fort Chiswell Animal Park in Virginia on the way; however, I can find little information about the place on its website, zootierliste, and here on ZooChat. I was wondering if...

Recently, as of this morning (March 1st), the Creation Kingdom Zoo in Scott County, Virginia announced that it will be closing for good after nearly twenty years of operation. At the time this thread was created, an official closing date has not been announced. Additionally, while Creation...

Apparently yet another SeaQuest closed earlier in October. SeaQuest Lynchburg is being "replaced" by a facility called Hill City AquaZoo, which is set to open November 2024. AquaZoo promises "a new look, some new animals and expanded habitats". SeaQuest Lynchburg to close, be replaced by new...

Hello Zoochatters, I am back again yet with another facility review and species list. This is the 2nd of 3 review/species list threads that I will be posting regarding the (AZA-accredited) zoos and aquariums of Virginia. As with my previous thread, I will give a brief overview and review of...

Hi I used to go by dinosaur 50 couldn't access it anymore but my name is Michael I have autism. I'm an amateur paleontologist and a huge zoo fan and museums of natural history but I live in Richmond Virginia this is on me...

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is a private facility located in Fort Royal, Virginia. It is a part of the Smithsonian Institute, and animals at the facility includes dama gazelle, Persian onager, Eld's deer, maned wolf, clouded leopard, Guam kingfisher, Guam rail, loggerhead...

The Natural Bridge Zoo is a 180-acre facility located in Natural Bridge, Virginia. Species include African bush elephant, Asian black bear, Beisa oryx, Japanese macaque, mandrill, greater kudu, southern cassowary, Chilean flamingo, southern ground hornbill, American alligator, and Burmese...

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 After canceling my Europe, I flew yesterday from Phoenix to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. I am spending today at Greensboro Science Center for their new small cat complex. This features fishing cat, serval, sand cat, and (not yet on exhibit) black-footed cat. Sadly...