CT's Beardsley Zoo looks to raise $200K to upgrade rainforest exhibit
When the World Tropics Building opened in 1992, then-director Gregg Dancho said the exhibit was part of a new chapter for the ...
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'Shy and scared' tropical bird escapes from zoo
The zoo has two male Edwards's Pheasants, named Handsome Harry and Swansea Jack A critically endangered pheasant escaped from Plantasia Tropical Zoo in Swansea this week and had quite an adventure.
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Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is revitalizing its World Tropics Building
The immersive South American rainforest exhibit that was installed in 1992 is going to be refreshed and reimagined. A fundraiser has begun to support the mission.
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Stowaway “Halloween crab” discovered at DIA relocated to Denver Zoo
zoo officials said. After October, it will scuttle over to its permanent home in Tropical Discovery — an indoor display home to nearly 1,800 reptiles, amphibians, fish and crustaceans.
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CT’s Beardsley Zoo on mission to ‘refresh, revitalize, and reimagine Rainforest Habitat’
“Our rainforest exhibit has been a central feature at the Zoo for over 30 years, inspiring guests to appreciate the diversity and beauty of tropical rainforests,” said CEO Jim Wharton. “With community ...
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Memphis Zoo opens new conservation center in Sri Lanka
The Conservation, Awareness, Research, and Education (CARE) Center is a partnership between the Memphis Zoo and the Tropical ...
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Neighbors helping Neighbors: How Knoxville Zoo is helping an Asheville nature center recover
In early October, the Knoxville Zoo sent a team of 10 employees to help the Western North Carolina Nature Center in Asheville rebuild post-Tropical Storm Helene. The Nature Center was left damaged ...