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
This week’s blog feature comes to us courtesy of our friends at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education! If you want more background on their incredible work with hicatee turtles, read these blog posts as well! My name … Continued
Zoo New England is committed to conservation – we have a wide portfolio of local and international conservation projects that you’ve seen profiled here on the blog. What many may not know is that we also have a special scholarship … Continued