One of Singapore’s pioneer wildlife parks closes for good on its 52nd anniversary; meanwhile, the new Bird Paradise is set to open in the second quarter of 2023 at Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
Jurong Bird Park is closed to visitors for good, marking its final farewell exactly on its 52nd opening anniversary. Celebrating Jurong Bird Park’s iconic heritage and paying their last tributes, over 30,000 guests visited the park over its final five days from 30 December 2022. 2,600 guests visited on the last day.
Jurong Bird Park leaves behind a storied legacy of connecting Singaporeans and international visitors with the amazing world of birds and nature while making great strides in avian care research and conservation.
Daisy Ling, Vice President, Jurong Bird Park, said, “Having established itself as a beloved place for the community and an iconic international visitor attraction, Jurong Bird Park has ingrained itself a place in Singapore’s history and in the hearts of many. It is the end of a wonderful era that has been full of dear memories for staff and visitors alike. Even as we bid goodbye to this physical space, it is with excitement that we look to the future and the next chapter at Mandai Wildlife Reserve with the new Bird Paradise.”
After its closure to the public, life goes on behind the gates of Jurong Bird Park with the animals continuing to be cared for amidst preparations for the move to Bird Paradise. Updates will be provided soon.
Five decades since it first opened in 1971, Jurong Bird Park has been the largest bird park in the world and offered a 20.2-hectare hillside haven for 8,000 birds representing 600 species.
Its Heliconia Repository, with 108 heliconia species and cultivars in its collection, was one of the largest in the region. With key attractions such as the Bird Discovery Centre, African Waterfall Aviary, Lory Loft Aviary, Southeast Asian Birds Aviary, and the award-winning African Wetlands, the Bird Park attracted close to 900,000 visitors in 2008.
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