News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Brandywine Zoo are thrilled to announce Clover, a southern pudu at the zoo, welcomed a male baby the night of July 12, 2023. The new fawn is a significant contribution to the North American pudu population. Both Clover and her baby are doing well. Clover, […]
Continue Reading#OptOutside Movement Draws Thousands Outdoors Each Year The public is invited to enjoy free entry to Delaware’s state parks and zoo Friday, November 29, 2020 The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has waived state park and zoo entry fees annually on Black Friday for as part of a the #OptOutside movement. More than […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control cut the ribbon on its new Madagascar exhibit November 19, 2020 and officially welcomed its new tortoise and lemur inhabitants. This new exhibit is home to radiated tortoises and three species of lemurs. The public will be able to visit the habitat starting Friday, November 20, […]
Continue ReadingWilmington, DE – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close the Brandywine Zoo on weekdays from Tuesday, September 8 through at least Monday, September 21, 2020 for construction. The walkway for the new Madagascar Exhibit, which is currently under construction, will be tied into the existing zoo walkway during the closure. The […]
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, DE – The DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation Brandywine Zoo broke ground last week on its Madagascar Exhibit, an outdoor space that will soon be home to several new animals. The newcomers will include the Radiated Tortoise, and three species of lemurs: the Black and White Ruffed, Ring-Tailed and Crowned. The Madagascar Exhibit […]
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON (April 25, 2019) – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation and the Delaware Zoological Society have announced that new animal species, and new and updated exhibits, are now on display for visitors to the Brandywine Zoo. “We are pleased that visitors can now enjoy all of the new animals, exhibit updates and renovations going […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo assisted Chester County, Pa. law enforcement by taking into the zoo’s care a two-foot-long, juvenile American alligator that was found inside a Coatesville, Pa. home during a February 8, 2019 drug bust in the town some 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia The Brandywine Zoo agreed to house the alligator […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington is temporarily closed through the end of February while construction and improvement projects are made to the zoo’s campus. The zoo’s education building will remain open to host upcoming programs scheduled throughout January and February, 2019. The construction […]
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Brandywine Zoo will be closed on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 while a tree that fell last night is removed. The falling tree damaged the porcupine exhibit (no animals were harmed) and minor damage was reported to the roof of the animal hospital. The zoo will re-open Wednesday, […]
Continue ReadingDNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will host an open house for the public to learn about plans for the future of the Brandywine Zoo from 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14 at the zoo’s Education Center, 1001 North Park Drive in Wilmington. The open house will provide an opportunity for the public to […]
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