Happy Hicatee Awareness Month everyone! What is a hicatee, you say? The Hicatee, also known as the Central American River Turtle, is one of the top 25 most endangered turtles in the world. Our partners in Belize, BFREE (Belize Foundation … Continued
If you’ve been to Stone Zoo, you’re probably familiar with our northern white-cheeked gibbon troop, comprised of Mom Iggy, Dad Kien, and offspring Jian and Trieu. Although they look very similar to monkeys, gibbons are, in fact, apes, just like … Continued
I have to start this story a ways back – roughly 50 million years ago, when the land mass we now call India experienced the equivalent of an extremely slow-motion car crash into the continent of Asia. That crash – … Continued
I’m very excited to report that we have now gone through our very first round of Sabin Snow Leopard Grants! This program, through the generous support of the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, enables ZNE to provide one-year grants to snow … Continued
As longtime readers of this blog already know, Zoo New England is committed to conservation. That means a lot of different things. Our participation in SSP’s (Species Survival Plans) ensures that the endangered animals in our collection can help prevent … Continued