zoo news

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...

The Preserve at Animal Adventure is a 100+ acre drive-through facility located in Harpursville, New York. It is the sister facility to Animal Adventure Park, and contains species such as southern white rhino, reticulated giraffe, Scimitar-horned oryx, American bison, sika deer, aoudad, nilgai...

California Living Museum is a 14-acre facility located in Bakersfield, California, focusing mainly on native species in California. Species include island fox, desert bighorn sheep, black-tailed mule deer, ringtail, American black bear, California condor, burrowing owl, western scrub jay, green...

EcoTarium is a 45 acre science and nature museum located in Worchester, Massachusetts. The facility, which boasts one of the largest mountain lion exhibit in the country (18,500 square feet) has native and exotic species including red fox, bald eagle, barred owl, North American river otter...

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is a facility in Holderness, New Hampshire, and is the only facility accredited by the AZA in northern New England. Squam Lakes Natural Science Center holds native and extirpated species such as American mink, fisher, grey wolf, cougar, American black bear...

CuriOdyssey is a 3-acre facility in San Mateo, California. Animals at CuriOdyssey include bobcat, grey fox, North American river otter, North American porcupine, northern raccoon, burrowing owl, band-tailed pigeon, golden eagle, green-winged teal, California Mountain kingsnake, desert tortoise...

Merced's Applegate Park Zoo is a facility located in Merced, California. Species include American black bear, bobcat, Indian peafowl, red fox, mule deer, raccoon, emu, black-crowned night heron, Muscovy duck, Swainson's hawk, and coyote. On July 2nd, 2021, the zoo announced they have acquired a...

On February 20th, 2022, it was reported that the zoo rescued a (0.0.1) northern tamandua from Pichucalco, Chiapas, and is in very good health. Anteater admitted to the Chiapas Zoo is in good condition

On February 21st, it was reported that a 24-year-old man from Worcester, Massachusetts, tried to break into the tiger exhibit, but did not get into the said exhibit. He was arrested shortly after and neither he nor the tiger were injured. Man Arrested for Trying to Break Into Tiger Enclosure at...

I don't know if this had been said already, but there seems to be a new, female Amur tiger at the zoo. Her name is Ameliya, and she is mentioned on the zoo's page for the Amur tigers. One of the tiger brothers is no longer listed either, so I'm assuming Ameliya is for an SSP, and the brother was...

On January 4th, it was reported that the zoo will start to administer the COVID-19 vaccine for their big cats, primates, giraffes, and anteaters, among other species. Reid Park Zoo administering COVID-19 vaccines to susceptible animals On February 5th, the zoo announced that they are running a...

Hesperia Zoo is a 10-acre facility located in Hesperia, California. Species at the zoo include dromedary camel, ring-tailed lemur, North American black bear, grey wolf, (generic) tiger, olive baboon, capybara, barn owl, ostrich, emu, turkey vulture, and American alligator. On June 8th, 2021...

GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park is a 30-acre facility located in Naubinway, Michigan. Species include Amur tiger, Syrian brown bear, African lion, spotted genet, cougar, red kangaroo, dromedary camel, Chacoan peccary, New Guinea singing dog, North American badger, black-and-white ruffed lemur, African...

Summerfield Zoo is a facility located in Belvidere Illinois. Species include North American porcupine, Arctic fox, ring-tailed lemur, reindeer, cougar, spotted hyena, African crested porcupine, grey wolf, groundhog, llama, emu, North American river otter, Patagonian cavy, and bobcat. On January...

On January 21st, it was reported that 2021 was the zoo's biggest year in terms of attendance (1986-present), both in main attendance (834,960 visitors, 23.5% higher than in 2019) and the annual Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular (168,850 visitors, bigger than the previous high, 2015, by more than 20%)...

Apologies if an annual news thread already exists, I did not find one in my quick search of the forums. I visited the zoo last week and have a few changes to note: -The former Blue-Fronted Amazon aviary in World of Birds has been updated to house Congo Peafowl, Congo Grey Parrot, Guinea Turaco...

Guess I’ll start this Zoo’s very first thread. In order to maintain its ZAA accreditation, the Zoo is looking to improve its big cat exhibits. But the price tag turned out to be higher than expected, and now the Zoo has to weigh out its options. Zoo's big cats exhibit twice expected cost

On January 5th, it was announced that (0.2) red wolves named Juno and Flora were transferred to the Trevor Zoo in Millbrook, New York, for breeding purposes.

On January 3rd, the farm announced they have acquired (0.0.3?) Boer goats from Easton Farm Park in Woodbridge. Log into Facebook

On January 1st, the zoo announced that a (0.0.1) prehensile-tailed porcupine was born. Log into Facebook