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On February 1st, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) North American porcupine named Betty from the Wildlife Learning Center in California which is now an ambassador animal.

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On February 7th, the zoo announced that their (1.0) African gray parrot named Douglas passed away at age 32.

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On May 7th, the zoo announced they acquired a (0.1) ringtail named Willow from the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio in late April which is now on exhibit.

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Milwaukee Man said:
Construction on the red panda habitat has commenced, and the plan is to open it by later this spring. The Zoo hopes to add some other Himalayan species down the line as well. :)

New habitat for red pandas being constructed at Lehigh Valley Zoo
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On May 21st, the zoo announced that the exhibit, called Rothrock Red Panda Peak, will open on June 7th.

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I took a trip to the zoo for the 1st time today and I quite enjoyed it. It was a very hot day so most of the animals were all resting, so it took me about an 1 hour and 10 minutes to get through the zoo. It sure is a journey to enter and exit the zoo, takes about 5 minutes on the path to enter the zoo and 15 minutes to exit the zoo if you go through the Trexler Nature Preserve.

Here’s a few things to note
• The new Red Panda exhibit was nice.
• Based on the 2023 map the exhibit next to the Fisher that held Raccoons has been combined so the Fisher has both habitats.
• Also based on the 2023 map, the exhibit that held skunks had a sign that said Animals Temporarily off Exhibit, but there was no signage for anything.
 
On July 22nd, the zoo announced they acquired 7 domestic chickens (of 4 breeds; Crevecoeur, Silver-Laced Wyandotte, White-Faced Black Polish, and Golden Campine) named Alexhender the Great, Atilla the Hen, Chewbawka, Darth Layer, Kylo Hen, Lindsey Cluckingham, and Steve Chicks which are on exhibit. The zoo also announced they moved a (0.1) Crevecoeur chicken named Lola off display to become an animal ambassador.

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On August 22nd, the zoo announced that a (1.0) alpaca was born that day and was later named Tupaca.

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On October 10th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) black swan named Jack from the Sunset Zoo in Kansas which is now on display in the Barnyard area.

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Hard to tell from the rendering, but it appears that, except for the petting zoo, the exhibits won't be affected, correct?
 
Piece of January 2025 News Not Mentioned:

On January 14th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) common eland (later named David) was born on January 6th which is now on exhibit. This marks the first time in Lehigh Valley's history to successfully breed common elands.

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Lehigh Valley Zoo WELCOMES ITS First-Ever NEWBORN Eland - Lehigh Valley Zoo
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On February 28th, the zoo announced they acquired a (1.0) common raven named Chogan from the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington D.C. which is now on exhibit.

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Not news related, but how difficult is it to see the fisher? I'm toying with adding a stop by this zoo to my upcoming trip, but it would be entirely for the fisher.
 
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