19
Mar
2014
Coal Valley, IL - March 14, 2014 - Niabi Zoo has announced that it will open its gates for the 2014 season on Monday, April 7th.
The zoo, which has been closed for the winter since the end of October 2013, will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sundays. As a way to welcome the community back out to the zoo, admission will be free until April 18th
Niabi Zoo Director Marc Heinzman says zoo visitors have much to look forward to this year. "The great thing about visiting Niabi Zoo," said Heinzman, "is that it's always a new adventure for our guests. A male red wolf has come all the way from Fresno, California, to join our female, Ruby, in hopes that they will breed.
We have also brought in a new female snow leopard from Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition to all of that, we have a female baby Black and White Colobus monkey that was born here in December."
Niabi Zoo will also be featuring public feeding demonstrations in its Reptile House this year as an ongoing, and free, education program. "Seeing and learning how our snakes eat is one of the most fascinating things about reptiles, and I am excited that we will be able to include it as part of our guests' experience this year," said Heinzman. A schedule of the reptile feeding demonstrations will be announced as the Zoo's opening approaches.
Starting April 7th, Niabi Zoo will be open seven days a week.
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The zoo, which has been closed for the winter since the end of October 2013, will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday and 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sundays. As a way to welcome the community back out to the zoo, admission will be free until April 18th
Niabi Zoo Director Marc Heinzman says zoo visitors have much to look forward to this year. "The great thing about visiting Niabi Zoo," said Heinzman, "is that it's always a new adventure for our guests. A male red wolf has come all the way from Fresno, California, to join our female, Ruby, in hopes that they will breed.
We have also brought in a new female snow leopard from Albuquerque, New Mexico. In addition to all of that, we have a female baby Black and White Colobus monkey that was born here in December."
Niabi Zoo will also be featuring public feeding demonstrations in its Reptile House this year as an ongoing, and free, education program. "Seeing and learning how our snakes eat is one of the most fascinating things about reptiles, and I am excited that we will be able to include it as part of our guests' experience this year," said Heinzman. A schedule of the reptile feeding demonstrations will be announced as the Zoo's opening approaches.
Starting April 7th, Niabi Zoo will be open seven days a week.
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