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
This week’s post is by our Director of Field Conservation, Peter Zahler. I wrote in May of 2023 about our new Zoo New England partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) on their Graduate Scholarship Program. This amazing initiative provides … Continued
This past month our senior field conservationist Jimmy Welch had the opportunity to travel to Belize to assist with the field conservation research of the Hicatee Turtle with our Zoo New England partner BFREE. Hicatee or Central American River Turtle … Continued