Wild News from the Blog
Boo In The Zoo!
🎃👻 BOO IN THE ZOO IS BACK! 🦇🦥 Back by popular demand! Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is excited to bring back one of our most beloved fall traditions — BOO IN THE ZOO! 🎃🦥 As the sun goes down, the wild comes alive! 🌙🐍 Join us for an unforgettable evening of...
CWP Welcomes Baby Sloth!
We would like to introduce you to the newest member of the CWP Family! On May 19th, 2023, Catoctin Wildlife Preserve welcomed our first baby sloth. Mom, "Summer," and baby, "Shelby," can be viewed in their natural...
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve grieves passing of Jaguar “Evita”
On December 13, 2021, Catoctin Wildlife Preserve said goodbye to the female jaguar that had been part of their animal family for almost three decades. Beloved “Evita” had been receiving veterinarian prescribed comfort care medications for over a year for age-related...
Giant Snake Gets Hand-Delivered to New Home at Preserve
She’s longer than an average SUV but won’t be able to travel to her new home without some help. “Sasha,” a female Reticulated Python, was recently donated to Catoctin Wildlife Preserve by her owner. Now that her medical quarantine and observation period is almost...
Exhibit Renovation continues for The Wolf Woods
The Wolf Woods is biggest of the all new habitats on the list of improvements and renovations for this year. Because it is an ambitious undertaking, the plan is in three phases. The first phase is the habitat for the wolves. It consists of fencing for the enclosure...
Parakeet Encounters
Come check out the Parakeet Landing exhibit. For $5 each, you may enter the aviary and are given a seed snack to offer the birds. Get up close and personal with beautiful parakeets! This exhibit is open daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, will close for the season...