Seneca Park Zoo
The Seneca Park Zoo, in partnership with RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, is offering Deaf Culture Awareness programming. Scheduled for October 11, the event will feature interpreted animal presentations, story times, and inclusive activities. The initiative also includes collaboration with the Aquarium of Niagara and People Inc. Pamela Reed Sanchez, CEO of the […]
Seneca Park Zoo announced the euthanization of a newborn giraffe calf after discovering its left rear leg was paralyzed and it was underweight. The calf was born to four-year-old giraffe Kura on Tuesday, but never stood after birth, a critical milestone for giraffes. Veterinarian Dr. Chris McKinney confirmed the injury was neurological and untreatable. Kura […]
The Seneca Park Zoo is celebrating the birth of three North American river otter pups, born on January 28 to nine-year-old Ashkii. The litter includes two males and one female, with Gary, a male otter transferred to the zoo in 2023, as the father. Ashkii, born in 2016, arrived at the Seneca Park Zoo during […]
The Seneca Park Zoo in Rochester, NY, shared details about its upcoming $100 million Tropics Exhibit and entry plaza project, which will complete Phase II of the zoo’s capital improvements. County Executive Adam Bello announced that CambridgeSeven, a national architecture firm, will design the project, which includes a 22,000-square-foot entry plaza with education, classroom, and […]
Seneca Park Zoo is hosting the “Afterhours Spooktacular” event now through Sunday, October 20th, offering a fun and spooky evening for families of all ages. The event, which begins after the zoo’s regular hours, will feature activities such as pumpkin carving demonstrations, trick-or-treating, storytelling, Halloween crafts, and more. The event runs from 5:30 p.m. to […]
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 […]
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