Jurong Bird Park is closed to guests for good, marking its last farewell precisely on its 52nd opening anniversary.
Celebrating Jurong Bird Park’s iconic heritage and paying their final tributes, over 30,000 visitors visited the park over its last 5 days from 30 December 2022. 2,600 visitors visited on the final day.
Jurong Bird Park leaves behind a storied legacy of connecting Singaporeans and worldwide guests with the superb world of birds and nature whereas making nice strides in avian care analysis and conservation.
The entrance to Jurong Bird Park has its shutters introduced down for the ultimate time immediately, marking the closure of one in all Singapore’s first wildlife parks. The park has welcomed 41 million guests since its opening on 3 January 1971. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupOne spotlight of Jurong Bird Park is its feeding periods, which allowed visitors intimate and interactive avian encounters. Here, a younger boy enjoys the expertise of getting a pleasant fowl perch on the feeder for a deal with. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupClarence Saw, Senior Manager, Animal Behaviour and Programmes at Mandai Wildlife Group presents Kings of the Skies with a White-bellied Sea Eagle for the final time. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupHeavy rain didn’t dampen spirits at Jurong Bird Park’s last Kings of the Skies presentation on the Hawk Arena. The presentation featured the pure behaviours of raptors just like the Bald Eagle, Brahminy Kites and Himalayan Griffon Vulture. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupTram captain, Raymond Loh, boards the tram for a last drive round Jurong Bird Park. The tram journey supplied a scenic solution to benefit from the flora and avian fauna of the park over time. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupThe re-creation of Jurong Bird Park’s outdated Cuckoo Clock tower on the park entrance that saved rely proper to the ultimate second of operations on the park’s final day. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupDaisy Ling, Vice President, Jurong Bird Park made the ultimate announcement to employees to mark the closure of the park to public. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife GroupStaff gathered on the entrance to bid farewell to the ultimate visitors of Jurong Bird Park. The park leaves behind a heritage that has turn out to be an emblem for a lot of Singaporeans who grew up with this well-loved nationwide icon. Photo credit score: Mandai Wildlife Group
After its closure to public, life goes on behind the gates of Jurong Bird Park with the animals persevering with to be cared for amidst preparations for the transfer to Bird Paradise. The new Bird Paradise is about to open within the second quarter of 2023 at Mandai Wildlife Reserve.
