On June 24th, the zoo announced they have acquired a (1.0) Fennec fox named Fezz from The Endangered Wolf Center in Missouri.
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On August 4th, the zoo announced that (0.0.2) Rodrigues flying foxes were born in early July.
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On August 18th, the zoo announced that (1.1) Nigerian dwarf goats named Artoo and Dixie were born in early June.
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I visited the zoo yesterday. I enjoyed my time there, and I plan on hopefully writing a review at some point this week. I'll also be uploading a bunch of pictures to the gallery. There were a few newsworthy things I noticed while I was at the zoo:
Construction is ongoing on the boardwalk bridge. Half the boardwalk is open and accessible, but the other half is under maintenance and is closed off.
There was a sign by the boardwalk entry saying “Butterfly Boardwalk Coming Soon”. This looks to be the pollinator garden hinted at in recent news articles about the zoo’s construction plans for the immediate future. These plans also include a new entrance.
Construction is ongoing on the boardwalk bridge. Half the boardwalk is open and accessible, but the other half is under maintenance and is closed off.
There was a sign by the boardwalk entry saying “Butterfly Boardwalk Coming Soon”. This looks to be the pollinator garden hinted at in recent news articles about the zoo’s construction plans for the immediate future. These plans also include a new entrance.
The zoo just announced that the rainforest building has reopened. It has been closed for a while due to avian flu.
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Mo, the zoo's Sumatran Water Monitor has passed away. Currently, that habitat/viewing area is closed off to the public. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this exhibit.
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Here are some observations from my visit yesterday. I hadn't visited since last December.
There is a "new to me" indoor exhibit behind the river otters. I think it was a reopened/renovated space that had been closed on prior visits. It's a mixed exhibit with sloths, marmosets, and armadillo. I couldn't find the armadillo. It's a nice indoor space with an attached outdoor area. The indoor area had attractively painted walls, caves, and various tree limbs, ropes, baskets, and a thick layer of mulch.
The area immediately around the outside of the exhibit for the recently deceased water monitor lizard was under construction.
The serval exhibit was closed and covered with tarps. From what little I could see, I think it appeared to be gutted, and it looked to me that the glass was removed.
Several exhibits in the nocturnal building were closed and covered with paper. These included the prior sloth exhibit, skunk, and an exhibit I can't remember. Hopefully there will be some new species here soon.
Given the unusually warm weather for November, it was nice to see the lemurs, kangaroos, emu, and tortoise in their outdoor habitats.
There is a "new to me" indoor exhibit behind the river otters. I think it was a reopened/renovated space that had been closed on prior visits. It's a mixed exhibit with sloths, marmosets, and armadillo. I couldn't find the armadillo. It's a nice indoor space with an attached outdoor area. The indoor area had attractively painted walls, caves, and various tree limbs, ropes, baskets, and a thick layer of mulch.
The area immediately around the outside of the exhibit for the recently deceased water monitor lizard was under construction.
The serval exhibit was closed and covered with tarps. From what little I could see, I think it appeared to be gutted, and it looked to me that the glass was removed.
Several exhibits in the nocturnal building were closed and covered with paper. These included the prior sloth exhibit, skunk, and an exhibit I can't remember. Hopefully there will be some new species here soon.
Given the unusually warm weather for November, it was nice to see the lemurs, kangaroos, emu, and tortoise in their outdoor habitats.
What species of marmoset? I wasn't aware of any new callichtrids arriving since the death of the zoo's golden lion tamarins. Exciting to see them acquiring a new species, although I'm surprised it was never announced.
I didn't see the armadillo on my visit in August, too. The animal must be very good at hiding.
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I wish I was astute enough to have remembered the species of marmoset. I was more amused by their antics and in searching for the armadillo. I suspect he was hiding in a pile of mulch in a cave. I'm also surprised this exhibit wasn't announced.
I'm pretty certain the armadillos also duplicate as ambassador animals, so there's a chance they may not be it the exhibit at all times. From my experience, everywhere I've been with armadillos they've been hiders, especially when mixed with primates. Armadillos are shy animals in general, so it doesn't surprise me that Capron's individuals are big hiders.
Do you have a picture of this mystery marmoset?
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Unfortunately, no. They were very active, and I remember them being mostly dark in color. I should have read the sign more carefully.
I just checked the USDA inspection reports, and Capron had an inspection last month. The inspection lists the zoo as having two geoffroy's marmosets, which would make sense as this is an SSP species. Not a super rare species, but I'm not aware of anyone else in New England with them so I suppose it's a welcomed addition. Other than that, nothing really of note on the inspection report- although it does appear as though one of the two ring-tailed lemurs and one of the goats have left the collection, and the rodrigues fruit bat numbers are up to ten.
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The servals have returned after a renovation of their exhibit.
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On March 30th, the zoo announced that they transferred a (0.1) ring-tailed lemur named Persephone to the Akron Zoo in Ohio in February.
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On April 8th, the zoo announced that Fezz passed away at age 12 due to age-related arthritis.
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On April 8th, the zoo announced that Fezz passed away at age 12 due to age-related arthritis.
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The zoo is facing financial problems, with a deficit of over $900,000. Attleboro mayor Cathleen DeSimone has put together a task force to evaluate the zoo's budget, and $470,000 from the American Rescue Plan funds has been directed towards the zoo in the mean time. Here are two of the articles on this issue, although there are more:
Task force learns depth of losses at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro
'Hammered' by COVID, effort underway to save Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro
Task force learns depth of losses at Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro
'Hammered' by COVID, effort underway to save Capron Park Zoo in Attleboro
Animallover360
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That article is scary. We don’t want to lose the zoo.
What are the odds that the zoo survives this? I feel so lucky that I went last year, and will definitely try to go again this summer to show my support.