点评:We visited for the first after learning of the capybara encounter. My daughter is obsessed with capybara, even focusing her class speech on these awesome creatures.
While we found the animals to be in apparent good health and the enclosures clean, we did have a few observations we were not as impressed with.
First, the encounter was supposed to last 15 minutes with a maximum of 6 guest, we got more like 5 minutes and there were 9 people. While my daughter was still thrilled to meet Diego, I felt we should have gotten the full experience we paid for.
Next, the enclosures, especially the aviaries, need to be larger allowing for the birds with flight abilities to actually fly. They are not nearly tall enough. Enrichment is also lacking in many enclosures especially the kangaroos and emu/goat pen. Diego's "pool" is also just a large plastic tub and not sufficient for his semi-aquatic lifestyle.
Additionally, there is a lack of shade throughout the facility leaving many of the animals in full sun for the majority of the day.
Finally, numerous enclosures are lacking signage so we had no idea what animal we were even looking at. On the self guided tour, this is a serious disadvantage.
I want to love this center because it is unique with a lot of potential but as someone with a deep knowledge of exotic animals, I see a lot of room for improvement. I hope NFWC will continue making improvements and enriching the lives of the animals in their care.
翻译:我们是在得知可以近距离接触水豚后才第一次去参观的。我女儿对水豚非常着迷,甚至在课堂演讲中也专门介绍了这些神奇的生物。
虽然我们发现动物们看起来都很健康,圈舍也很干净,但还是有一些地方让我们不太满意。
首先,原本计划的近距离接触时间是15分钟,最多6位游客,但我们只有大约5分钟,而且当时有9个人。虽然我女儿见到迭戈仍然很兴奋,但我感觉我们应该得到完整的体验,毕竟我们付了钱。
其次,动物的圈舍,尤其是鸟舍,需要更大一些,这样才能让那些会飞的鸟类真正地飞翔。它们的高度远远不够。很多圈舍的设施也比较简陋,特别是袋鼠和鸸鹋/山羊圈。迭戈的“水池”也只是一个大塑料桶,根本不适合它半水生的生活方式。
此外,整个园区缺乏遮荫设施,导致许多动物一天中的大部分时间都暴露在阳光下。
最后,许多圈舍缺少标识,我们根本不知道自己看到的是什么动物。对于自助游览来说,这是一个严重的缺陷。
我很想喜欢这个中心,因为它独具特色,潜力巨大,但作为一名对珍稀动物有深入了解的人,我认为它还有很大的改进空间。我希望NFWC能够继续改进,并改善园内动物的生活。