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The Park Board will convene a public hearing on the Zoo’s Draft Master Plan on January 19. The hearing will be held at the Warming House at 6:00 PM. Copies of the draft are currently available for review at the Zoo, Lawler Library, and the Main Branch Library during each institution’s normal business hours.
The Buttonwood Park Zoo has released the Master Plan draft.
Please visit http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/zoo/Buttonwood_Master_Plan.pdf to view the complete Draft Master Plan.
Court street is to the left, Hawthorn to the right, Brownell at the bottom. The current zoo is visible as the developed area in the photo. The proposed changes to the boundaries are drawn in, included an expansion of about 4 acres (out of a 97 acre park) towards Court Street.
The Asia area is our first priority. This will give our elephants about 8 times the area they currently have, and allow us to meet proposed Association of Zoo and Aquarium guidelines by bringing in a companion elephant for Emily and Ruth, our long-term elephant residents. We also propose a tiger and a snow monkey exhibit in this area.
