Sint Maarten Zoo http://www.stmaartenzoo.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 07 May 2013 21:52:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 New Zoo Board Elected! http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/2013/05/new-zoo-board-elected/ http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/2013/05/new-zoo-board-elected/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:51:49 +0000 Barbara http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/?p=482

The Board of the St Maarten Zoological and Botanical Foundation met recently and held new Board elections.

Pictured left to right are:

Melanie Choisy: elected Assistant Secretary

Amy Arrindell: elected Vice-President

Barbara Cannegieter: Public Relations Officer

Fons O’Connor : Treasurer

Martin Holtermann: elected Board member

Tina Arents: Secretary

Rob Heil: President

The existing Board of the Foundation. which has worked together many years, welcomes these new members and looks forward to being able to implement new direction for the Zoo.

Although the Zoo currently is managed by an N.V. operation, this arrangement will terminate in a few months and the Board will once again take over the running of the Zoo.

We will be announcing new initiatives for the Zoo and hope. with the help of the community, to be able to make many new improvements there.

 

 

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Friday, November 2nd
BOO at the ZOO HALLOWEEN PARTY
Organized by the St. Maarten Zoo
Start time: 6:00 PM
Admission: Children $15.00  Adults free!
Super Spooky Tour ( Bring a flashlight)

marshmallow roasting
cupcake decorating
best costume prizes(adults too!)
music

Bring the whole family!
Proceeds go to the animals at the St. Maarten Zoo
Call 543-2030 for more details
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Here are some pictures of the newest additions to our Zoo family!

Baby guinea pigs, baby goats, and new birds, not to mention our two new cotton top Tamarin babies ( not pictured)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/2012/01/347/feed/ 0 Red Ibis http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/2012/01/red-ibis/ http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/2012/01/red-ibis/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:29:13 +0000 Barbara http://www.stmaartenzoo.com/?p=341 We have some beautiful red ibises at the Zoo.
The red ibis is also called the scarlet ibis.

The uniformly bright-red plumage of the Scarlet Ibis intensifies as the bird grows older.  As with flamingos, the brilliant red color of the bird comes from pigments in the bodies of crustaceans on which it feeds.
The young are first featherless, and then a dark brownish color, which slowly changes to the red of their parents as they age.

Recently our red ibises mated and produced two young. One survived and is growing very fast.
As you can see from the following pictures, now that he has grown somewhat he is starting to produce some of the red of his parents.


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