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"Panama" The Harpy Eagle Celebrates His 7^th Birthday

It was a special day at The Belize Zoo! Balloons and posters decorated the area where “Panama” the Harpy Eagle calls home and some very special visitors were on hand to sing him his happy song!

TBZ Creature Feature: Vegetarian Jumping Spiders

What is so rare and special about this spider? In the entire world, there are about 40,000 species of spiders lurking about, and they are known to hunt and eat insects.

Two Ambassador for Climate Change

The Belize Zoo received a recent visit from our newly-appointed USA Ambassador, Mr. Vinai Thummapally. Ambassador Thematically has the issue of Climate Change high on his agenda, and realizes that the nation of Belize will be affected by this on-going event. Recent reports show that within the upcoming decade, the profile of Belize will change significantly, due to Climate Change.

Belize Jaguar in USA "Spots" Light

His name is “Pat the Cat” and years ago as a young Jaguar in Belize, he called Honey Camp Lagoon home. But trouble was in the cards for this handsome cat. For some reason, he traded in hunting “real” Jaguar prey, like peccary and gibnut, for dinner that was easier-to-thief: Cattle.

A year in review: End of year report from Zoo Director Sharon Matola

For many, the year 2009 presented massive challenges due to stresses resulting from a global financial recession. However, even as we dealt with that difficulty from beginning to end of 2009, we also saw major positive advancements occur within our growing and important organization.

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