There was a baby sloth born at the zoo on July 31 to parents Lunesta and Nero. Log into Facebook | Facebook
On December 16th, the zoo announced the baby sloth's gender was female. Stone Zoo - It’s a girl! Baby Taco had her first checkup...
The Stone Zoo is planning a solar array that will provide most of the zoo's electricity needs. Stone Zoo Receives State Funding
On February 10th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) North American river otter named Sushi passed away due to a health decline caused by a degenerative disc disease in his spine and chronic degenerative joint disease in his knee joints, among others. He was 16 years old. Log into Facebook
Zoo New England announced today that Chessie the female jaguar was euthanized on March 2 following a quick decline in her health. She had been diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer in November. Zoo New England
Does the zoo still have a jaguar after this death? I know they had two a couple years ago, but I'm not sure what the current situation is.
#10000th post It’s interesting to know the zoo were planning to do AI with this species: Per the SSP, Chessie, who was born at Stone Zoo on May 31, 2008, was recommended to breed with Seymour, who also resides at Stone Zoo. The pair was never successful in reproducing on their own, and due to this, the Zoo New England team worked closely with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) in the hopes that artificial insemination would prove successful for Chessie. Last November, scientists from CREW visited Stone Zoo to work alongside the Zoo’s Animal Care and veterinary teams to collect semen from Seymour, and then proceed with the planned artificial insemination of Chessie. The procedure with Seymour was successful and several viable samples were collected. Sadly though, during Chessie’s procedure the cancer was discovered and the insemination could not be carried out.
Three river otter kits were born on February 16. This is thr first litter of otters to be born at the zoo.
To me it appears as big if not roomier than the exhibit at Roger Williams Park Zoo, and they were exhibiting five otters after the births last year.
On March 17th, the zoo announced that due to HPAI, most of the birds in the outdoor exhibits have been moved off-exhibit. Log into Facebook
On April 10th, the zoo announced there is a new seasonal attraction called Supersized Creatures, which features 30 "life-size" animal sculptures and runs from May 7th to September 4th. Log into Facebook
