Roger Williams Park Zoo is “not only blatantly disregarding the numerous scientific findings that elephants are caused pain by bullhooks, they are flouting their own state’s decision to remove this tool,” she said. Though many other zoos in the country use bullhooks, the fact that Goodman advocated for zoos to be exempt from Rhode Island’s ban on the instruments and allows zookeepers to continue to use the tool publicly, helped secure the zoo’s place on In Defense of Animals’ list, Bridgeman said. “It’s pretty widely recognized that this is a cruel method to use on elephants.” “It’s an instrument that causes pain yet doesn’t leave visible scars or marks on the body, so the public won’t get upset with it,” she said. 40 rwpzoo.But Laura Bridgeman, acting director of the elephant campaign for In Defense of Animals, said training with bullhooks can be traumatic for elephants, and they learn to respond out of fear. Have you ever visited the Roger Williams Park Zoo? Let us know in the comments! Just don’t wait until the weather warms up. If, like me, you’d prefer the undivided attention of the mini goats, maybe choose a different week to visit.
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In February, the zoo is also offering a host of school vacation activities, ranging from afternoon programming to a full week of Zoo Camp. The gift shop outside the exhibit sells only products that help the rainforest, and the zoo has started implementing more eco-friendly options at its restaurants, such as offering the option of grass-fed beef for its hamburgers. The new exhibit has a strong conservation message to it: It’s called Faces of the Rainforest to help people understand that their choices, even down to what kind of coffee they buy, impact the rainforest’s plant and animal life. The otters are the only ones of their kind in New England: Only eight North American zoos have giant river otters, and those zoos are all in southern climates. The critters you’ll really want to see, though, are the giant South American river otters, which are playful, high-energy animals zipping through the water who will likely stop long enough to inspect you. Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Roger Williams Park Zoo
Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Roger Williams Park Zoo The hyacinth macaw, like the one shown here in the Faces of the Rainforest exhibit, is the largest flying parrot species. A two-toed sloths hanging out in the Faces of the Rainforest exhibit. Southern black howler monkeys, golden lion tamarins, and Bolivian gray titi monkeys (which partner for life and often sit with their mates with their tails intertwined) are all in enclosures, too. Thankfully, the anaconda, the pink-toed tarantula, and the two species of poison frogs are confined, as is the spiny porcupine. Cuckoos, neon-hued toucans, and bright-blue macaws fly around the open-air aviary, while two-toed sloths find cozy places to curl up and rest. Some of them are behind glass (no, you can’t actually pet any of the monkeys), but many others roam freely. Among the 100 species of indigenous plants, such as avocado trees and arabica coffee plants, there are 50 species of animals. Just after Thanksgiving last year, the zoo debuted a massive new exhibit, Faces of the Rainforest, which lets visitors step into a re-creation of an Amazon rainforest. Maybe the best reason to visit Roger Williams Park Zoo in the winter is that, at least for a few minutes, you’ll remember what summer feels like. Photo Credit : Courtesy of the Roger Williams Park Zoo Faces of the Rainforest The zoo’s latest exhibit, Faces of the Rainforest, lets visitors experience a re-creation of an Amazon rainforest. At the Alex and Ani Farmyard, there are lots of barnyard animals you can feed and pet, including miniature goats, sheep and alpacas. Red-crowned cranes perform their courtship dances during the winter months. In the exhibit dubbed Marco Polo’s Adventure Trek, which traces the famed explorer’s routes, you’ll find animals that have adapted to harsh desert and mountain conditions, like snow leopards, red pandas, moon bears, and dromedaries. A lot of the zoo animals even thrive in the colder temperatures: bald eagles, red wolves, bison, and harbor seals. Though they have sheltered enclosures where they can warm up, it’s still common to see even the warmest-weather animals out and about, like African elephants, Masai giraffes, plains zebras, and cheetahs. With the exception of particularly cold-sensitive animals, such as the Chilean flamingos, almost all of the zoo’s residents are on display in winter.
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