On January 25th, 2020, there was a meet and greet with Chase and Skye from the Nickelodeon children’s animated series Paw Patrol taking place at the Franklin Farm from 10:30 A.M. to 2:45 P.M. PAW Patrol Meet and Greet at Franklin Park Zoo! | Dorchester Reporter On January 26th, Franklin Park Zoo (as well as the Stone Zoo) donated around 50% of all gate admission sales to Zoo Victoria’s Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund. On February 13th, the zoo hosted a ticket fundraiser for the wildlife fund at the zoo’s Tropical Forest Pavilion. Two Massachusetts zoos help Australia bush fire relief efforts | Boston.com On May 11th, a free-roaming Indian blue peafowl named Snowbank escaped the zoo in the morning hours. A police officer named Patrick Sullivan lured Snowbank into a fenced yard using a mating call that played from his phone. The bird was successfully captured by the Boston Animal Control and was put back into the zoo by the end of the day. Escaped Peacock Is Lured Back by Mating Call From Police Officer’s Phone | Boston.com On May 27th, it was announced that the Franklin Park Zoo was set to reopen on May 28th to June 3rd for zoo members only. Restrictions include guests have to wear a face mask at all times, cannot be closer than six feet apart, and tickets must be prepaid online. Also like its sister zoo, the Stone Zoo, Franklin Park has closed off indoor exhibits for the zoo, and members are required to walk on a “Safari Path” that takes them through all the outside exhibits. The zoo also stated they lost 3 million dollars between the closure an reopening of the zoo. More information can be viewed here: Zoo New England Boston zoo reopens after losing $3M in shutdown
On May 26th, the Boston Landmarks Commission held a Zoom call where they heard a proposal of a solar power system at two locations in the Franklin Park Zoo, those being the Carousel and the Butterfly House. The zoo wants to showcase the solar panels, rather than produce a lot of energy. BLC wants more information on Franklin Park Zoo solar flowers – Jamaica Plain Gazette On June 13th, the zoo’s corpse flower is/had already blooming/bloomed. Visitors have less than 24-48 hours to see the bloom, as it takes multiple years during each bloom. Corpse Flower Bloom Watch at the Franklin Park Zoo
It is amazing that an Amorphophallus species be in flower! If you are in the area, go visit ...., but you need be quick as its flowering is a short 24-hour event!
A Baird's tapir is expecting twins! Pregnant tapir at Franklin Park Zoo could be first recorded instance species giving birth to twins Franklin Park Zoo is expecting a very special delivery later this summer. Abby, a Baird’s tapir, is pregnant with twins. Zoo officials believe this is the first recorded instance of twins in this species, and said they’re working to make sure the births go off without a hitch. “We really have been trying to provide the highest level of care that we can because this is not something that happens regularly and like with any other species, humans included, twin pregnancies carry a little more risk,” said Dr. Eric Baitchman of Zoo New England.
On July 30th, it was reported that starting on August 21st, the zoo will be hosting a large-scale lantern event called "Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience". There will be displays spanning across the entire zoo such as a shark tunnel, a 26-foot tall panda, ocean scenes, and a 197-foot long dragon. There will also be a focus on wildlife conservation. Enjoy ‘A Lantern Experience’ at the Zoo starting Aug. 21
On August 8th, it was reported that the zoo would be auctioning art made by the zoo’s red pandas, gorillas, ostriches, and other animals. All proceeds from the auction will go to All Four Our Animals Fund, which provides care for animals in New England. Franklin Park Zoo auctions off animal-created art for a good cause
Some bird-birth news : A sunbittern hatched July 8 has now left the nest. An Orinoco goose hatched already June 21 .
On the zoo’s Facebook page, it was posted that the female Baird’s tapir is about 90% into her gestation period, which means the tapir twins have a higher chance of survival. Security Check Required
Via Facebook Live, the zoo announced their new white-naped crane exhibit to the public. The cranes used to live with the Siberian cranes outside the Rainforest building. Security Check Required
Via the zoo's Facebook page, a 1-year-old male Poitou donkey is now exhibited in the Franklin Farm area. A naming contest for the donkey ran from September 12th to September 18th.
On October 2nd, it was posted on the zoo's Facebook that the twin tapirs experienced health issues and were rushed to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University to get IV fluids. It wasn't until October 6th when the zoo posted another update on the situation, now stating that the female is off IV fluids while the male is still on, but both of them are in stable health. Franklin Park Zoo Franklin Park Zoo
It was probably something that had to do with them being underweight during birth Also I forgot to mention that the male has pneumonia
A male Pygmy hippopotamus was born October 5: 'Joyous Moment': Franklin Park Zoo Welcomes Baby Pygmy Hippo The male calf is the first surviving Pygmy hippopotamus calf to be born at Zoo New England. Cleopatra previously gave birth to stillborn calves in 2018 and 2019.
A male Western Lowland Gorilla has been born to 39 year old, Kiki during a c-section on October 14. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bo...born-franklin-park-zoo/?outputType=amp?espv=1
They've been having a lucky month at Franklin! Within a few weeks, having the Tapir twins, pygmy hippo, and gorilla all born! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe Franklin is a zoo to frequently have a lot of significant births every year.
