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On Saturday, the Prospect Park Zoo reopens after an eight-month closure, and animal lovers will get to see three new baby baboons and a brand new species – a pair of South American pudu deer.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – After 239 days closed, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo will reopen Memorial Day weekend with a few new animal friends to enjoy, the Wildlife Conservation Society ...
Staff at Prospect Park Zoo is busy laying down the last coats of fresh paint and completing necessary repairs to exhibit buildings ahead of the zoo’s reopening on May 25, but the Wildlife Conservation ...
The Prospect Park Zoo attracts an estimated more than 300,000 visitors per year, according to published sources, making it one of the borough’s most popular attractions.
The Prospect Park Zoo also suffered significant damage during Hurricanes Henri and Ida in 2021, Mr. Piper said, adding that “we expect these extreme weather patterns will continue in the future ...
Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Zoo is welcoming its first guests since devastating flooding back in September. The zoo has been closed for 239 days, as crews worked to repair exhibits and other ...
The zoo is now back on the electrical grid and the main electrical room has been relocated from the basement to the ground level. “ While this reopening of Prospect Park Zoo is a major milestone ...
The Prospect Park Zoo will remain closed indefinitely as it works to salvage and restore critical infrastructure that incurred extensive damage during a record-setting rainstorm on Sept. 29, the ...