Red Wolf Recovery Program Update

News from USFWS came last week about the status of the Red Wolf Recovery Program. Spoiler alert: nothing dramatic to report. – click here (or here’s the direct link address to cut and paste in your browser: http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=AA349245-04DF-B5F8-78049E1AD97B717B)Read more

Pumpkins for alligators

Pumpkin season is coming. Post-Halloween leftovers are great for Museum enrichment. However, we had a little pumpkin fun early with the alligators on Friday. You know alligators “like” ducks, so no big surprise that they “like” pumpkins too! (Look for more pumpkin blog posts in November!)  Read more
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One Department’s Trash…

…is another department’s treasure! We are doing a lot of cleaning up behind the scenes here at the museum. Our education department was getting rid of some tote bins and put them up for grabs. A lot of people grabbed some for personal use while I saw an opportunity for the lemurs! I had been wanting to create some bedding options for the lemurs and these were just what I needed!   Big thanks to the exhibits team for cuttingRead more

Bear Limerick challenge accepted

At the behind-the-scenes bear program in August, a member accepted my tattoo challenge. This month, one of the participants accepted my Haiku or Limerick Challenge. Janet had one composed in her head before we finished the program AND emailed it to me. Thanks Janet!! (Check out our members only program schedule here.     There once was a bear named Gus Who wanted to become one of us So he shaved all his hair Sat down in a chair ThenRead more