4 leopard cubs join zoo’s exhibit
Andy Goldfarb, a staff biologist at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, held one of the four clouded leopard cubs at the zoo May 5, their first official day for public viewing. Their bottle-feeding sessions are every four hours.
The Wild Walk, a new attraction in New York’s Adirondacks. Billed as a “High Line for the Forest,” the elevated nature trail and interactive museum is woven into the treetops of Tupper Lake in northern New York.
TACOMA, Wash. >> Four clouded leopard cubs are now on display at the zoo.
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will announce their genders and names next week. The 3-week-old cubs have gained about a pound apiece with regular bottle feedings and now weigh about 1.7 pounds each.
Visitors can watch them be bottle-fed at the Cub Den in the Cats of the Canopy exhibit. The quadruplets were born May 12.
The Defenders of Wildlife website says the medium-size cat is named for the large cloudlike spots on its body, which provide camouflage in its forest habitat.
Marijuana smoking welcome at ranch
DURANGO, Colo. >> Colorado is full of all-inclusive ranch resorts where guests hike, fish, play horseshoes and roast marshmallows. This one has a new offering: smoking pot.
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The 170-acre CannaCamp opening July 1 in southwestern Colorado calls itself the nation’s first cannabis-friendly ranch resort.
Guests won’t be given marijuana, because that violates state law. Instead, the resort allows guests to bring their own pot and use it while at the resort.
In addition to horseshoes and hiking, guests are offered yoga sessions and workshops on marijuana cultivation.
Guests stay in cabins that allow smoking on porches but not inside. Rates start at $395 per person per night.
For more information visit cannacamp.co.
Wild Walk offers hikes in the canopy
When the Wild Walk opens July 4, visitors to the Adirondacks will get to see the region’s lush landscape and diverse wildlife from a new perspective. Billed as a “High Line for the Forest,” the Wild Walk is an elevated nature trail and interactive museum that weaves into the treetops of Tupper Lake in northern New York.
Set on 80 wooded acres inhabited by more than 70 species of birds, as well as bats, butterflies and flying squirrels, the trail consists of a series of winding bridges and platforms that rise up to 40 feet above the ground.
“The best way to understand nature is without any walls,” said Howard M. Fish, head of communication at the Wild Center, the natural history and science museum that built the Wild Walk.
Admission to both the center and the walk, which is open until Columbus Day: $20 for adults, $13 ages 5 to 17, free for children under 5.
