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The new Rainforest exhibit opens on October 22nd. Various new species will be on display along with old favorites like the green tree python, Victorian crowned pigeon, Indian flying fox and crested wood partridges.
 
Visited the zoo today with special attention given to the recently reopened rainforest building. The rainforest building is does not appear to be any bigger than it was but has been rebuilt. It feels more open and is brighter.I was able to see all the species, though seeing the sloth consisted of a few hairs. I will post a species list later.
 
Rainforest species 10/23/18
Blood Python (in a shared exhibit with the ratsnake)
Red-tailed Ratsnake (see above)
Dwarf Caiman (own exhibit)
Green Tree Python (own exhibit)
Red-footed Tortoise
Magpie Shrike
Nicobar Pigeon
Ringed Teal
Purple Glossy Starling
Crested Wood Partridge
Mindanao Bleeding-heart Dove
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Golden Lion Tamarin (currently unsigned but visible, will have their own area in the rainforest)
Indian Flying Fox

Red-crested Turaco was being added in late yesterday. Violet Turaco is off exhibit and will be added once the Red-crested settles in.
Additional species the zoo is working on getting, to add in to the rainforest.
Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Sunbittern
Black-naped Fruit Dove
Rodrigues Fruit Bat
 
Is the zoo gonna keep the Macaques or are they being sent to another zoo. I hope they stay in new england since they are the only ones here as far as I know.
 
That I don't know, but I am assuming they have left the zoo. Possibly @ Neil Chace can answer this for us.
 
The last macaque left the zoo to go to a primate reserve over a year ago. It died in December and was the oldest living male Japanese macaque on captivity
 
That's a shame I hope cpz will get some cool species in the future I really want them to get another leopard subspecies like sri lankan.
 
The addition of red pandas has been noticeably popular over the past year and a half. The ability to have red panda encounters is also very popular. Although probably not macaques or leopards, many new species are planned to be acquired in various renovation projects scheduled. Recent new additions include a red-crested turaco, cuviers dwarf caiman, a blood python and a ringed teal. More new species for the rainforest will be arriving soon and work will be started on renovating other sections of the zoo after some routine maintenance is done- like fixing leaks, drainage issues, etc.
 
any plans for the lion enclosure. If they move I would kinda hope for them to go to southwick's since they have the space for a decent sized pride if not I would that they would expand the enclosure is some way.
 
The lion exhibit has no plans for a number of reasons-
1. The popularity of the lions
2. It is in good condition while other exhibits need repairs desperately if we want to continue housing animals in them
3. The lions are not exactly very active animals so would not use any additional space if given (it seems larger from the inside)
 
The two turaco are now in the rainforest and the blie-winged Kookaburra is currently in the exhibit inside the large rainforest exhibit.
 
I remember when I was a kid the zoo had ocelots but I didn't see them when I went over the summer. Does the zoo still have them or were they brought to another zoo?
 
The loan the z oo had on the ocelot ended 8 years ago. The exhibit is currently empty because it was being used to quarantine rainfore St birds. There will be 2 other renovation projects before the exhibit is renovated. Both other projects are higher priority because they are required for the health and safety of animals and visitors.
 
The next renovation project is a behind the scenes project updating the holdings of some of the sadler building residents. Part of this project will involve better accomodating the red panda holding for pptentially breeding red pandas in the near future. The project scheduled after that will affect visitors but will just provide better homes for species already at the zoo. Recently, 2 black-naped fruit doves arruved and are now on exhibit in the tropical rainforest
 
End if year notes:
- the 3-month old hoffmann's two-toed sloth born here in october is doing well and js starting to explore its exhibit on its own!
- all of the new and old birds have been adjusting well to the new rainforest exhibit. The exhibit is a huge improvement and a lot of species- particularly the bleeding heeart dove are much easier to find in the new exhibit. 4 new reptile species and 3 new bird species are on display.
- soon, the zoo will start building a shift door in the red panda holdibg si that the zoo can hopefully start breeding red pandas. The holding was not updated when the rest of the exhibit was updated.
 
There are 4 new residents to the rainforest exhibit-
1.0 palawan peacock peasant
1.1 red-footed tortoise
1.0 ringed teal
 
The shift toward the summer has begun! Red-ruffed lemurs are now visible outdoors. Also, the zoo's pygmy slow loris died of old-age related causes recently. Currently, the douroculi has access to the loris exhibit in addition to its normal exhibit. I am not familiar with the future plan for the exhibit, but there will probably not be another loris.
 
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