Seneca Park Zoo
Seneca Park Zoo is welcoming two new Masai giraffes, a one-year-old male named Elliot and a three-year-old female named Kura, who were transferred from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. This move is part of the Species Survival Plan Breeding recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), aimed at managing species across AZA-accredited […]
Seneca Park Zoo‘s giraffe feeding program returns from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, allowing visitors to hand-feed Masai giraffes at the Animals of the Savanna exhibit. This year’s announcement highlights Kipenzi, an adult female giraffe, who has exceeded expectations by surviving 14 months with an inoperable malignant tumor on her jaw. Despite the […]
One of the giraffe’s at Seneca Park Zoo died over the weekend. Parker, the six year old giraffe died after getting caught in the support structure for the enclosure’s gate. Seneca Park Zoo officials announced Monday that Parkers’ death was “unforeseen and unprecedented” and that it has not happened before. They said the gate closures […]
New to the Seneca Park Zoo is a baby giraffe! Over the weekend, Iggy, one of the zoo’s female Masai giraffes, gave birth to her first calf. Due to the exciting addition added, the zoo’s Animals of the Savanna building will remain closed for the next few days, to ensure Iggy and her calf are […]
Yesterday, Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo received a “philanthropic gift” from JPEG DAO that will be used to “address deforestation in Madagascar,” a cause the organization says they’ve been working on for decades. However, this donation was quite different from the rest, as the original donation was given to the zoo in the cryptocurrency called “Stellar […]
On Saturday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke from the Seneca Park Zoo, announcing the official kick-off of the county’s public engagement efforts to support Monroe’s financial recovery efforts. When describing the theme of the announcement, Bello said it is bringing Monroe County back while planning for the next 200 years. Bello thanked members of […]
Do you remember last year when people joked about all the animals getting loose from the Seneca Park Zoo? Well turns out this time, it was actually true. Yesterday morning, a lion at the Seneca Park Zoo briefly left her den, which forced guests to vacate a part of the park. According to the Seneca […]
According to officials at the Seneca Park Zoo, two of their animals have passed away. The zoo released a statement on Facebook that read: “Seneca Park Zoo is sad to share the news of the passing of two iconic, long-term residents: American bald eagle Abe, and Burmese python Abby. A testament to the extraordinary care […]
The Seneca Park Zoo has just acquired a juvenile rhino named Jiwe. He weights in at just under 3,000 lbs. and is 4 years old and will be replacing Bill as he transfers to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden “Having a juvenile rhino that we can watch grow up will be great,” Monroe County Executive Adam Bello […]
Seneca Zoo has announced that they have acquired a new red panda named “Willie” a year to the date after “Blaze” died of a respiratory infection. He will be keeping his younger mate Starlight warm this winter in the Cold Asia Exhibit that began in 2018 and “Has quickly become a favorite,” according to Monroe […]