Swamp monkey with rocky lou mirror
COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2024) — The Niabi Zoo is excited to announce the opening of its newest special exhibit, “Enrichment in Action,” located in the exhibit gallery of the administration building. This exhibit is designed to be both informative and interactive.
Meerkat with forage device
In this exhibit, our guest will see, firsthand and up-close, the tools and strategies we us to help our animals stay physically active and mentally stimulated. In this exhibit, you will be introduced to how modern zoos provide for both the mental and physical well-being of the diverse and amazing animals under their care. Niabi Zoo’s Enrichment in Action showcases a sampling of the numerous kinds of enrichment that are provided to our animals with species-appropriate strategies and devices. Guests will enter the Enrichment in Action space and learn about the various focused categories of animal enrichment, as well as experience how our animals utilize the enrichment devices in their home spaces.
Painted dog with feeder ball
We encourage guests to interact with a variety of enrichment devices throughout the space, where you can forage for insects in a ball pit like a meerkat, lounge like a leopard on a firehose bed, or crawl through an enrichment tunnel like a Pallas’s Cat. These engaging activities, along with many others, are just some of the interactive exhibits you will encounter when you visit our Discovery Center Gallery. Make sure to take a right after you pass through our ticket plaza and enter through the glass doors so you don’t miss our Enrichment in Action!
While insurance coverage will help make some of the necessary repairs to restore the zoo, the public can also support Niabi’s mission to assure a better tomorrow for all living things by making a donation to the Niabi Zoo Foundation, the official fundraising venue for Niabi. With a contribution to the Foundation, 100% of the funds will benefit the recovery effort and build a better Niabi for generations to come. Donations are accepted at Niabizoofoundation.com.
About Niabi Zoo
Niabi Zoo, which is operated by the Forest Preserve District of Rock Island County, offers an opportunity to explore more than forty acres in Coal Valley, Illinois, and discover more than 600 animals from around the world. The Zoo places great emphasis on educating people of all ages about the importance of conservation and how they can play a part in saving species and ecosystems for future generations. Niabi Zoo is working today to assure a better tomorrow for all living things.
For more information about the Zoo, visit NiabiZoo.com. To learn more about the Niabi Zoo Foundation, visit Niabizoofoundation.com.
