Poaching for the pet bird trade and habitat changes have affected the oriental magpie-robin’s population numbers; however, it is locally protected. They live in open woodlands and cultivated areas of tropical Southeast Asia, India, southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Visit Tracy Aviary on April 26 to celebrate International Flamingo Awareness Day!
Receive $1 off the price of admission when you wear pink!
#TracyAviary #flamingo
Join us and @slcpl on a nature walk at the Day-Riverside Library on Wednesday, April 24 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Learn more @slcpl Click the link in their bio and navigate to events.
Certain species are managed within AZA facilities under a Species Survival Plan, or SSP. Last spring we hatched a clutch of Marbled Teal ducklings, following the recommendations from the SSP coordinator we transfered a few of last year’s offspring to @reidparkzoo
Want more information about SSP?
The goal of an SSP is to have a genetically diverse and biologically sound population within the zoo community. Each SSP is managed by an SSP coordinator. One job of the SSP coordinator is to work with a population biologist to put out a breeding and transfer plan. This plan takes into account the genetics of the animals as well as how many individuals of that species each facility would like to house. With the population biologist, the SSP coordinator will make recommendations on which birds should breed together and which birds should move to another institution.
With FREE daytime admission, discounts throughout the park and MORE, a Tracy Aviary membership is a great value!
