Meet feathered friends Bird Paradise
Opening on May 8 at Mandai Wildlife Reserve in Singapore, Bird Paradise is one of Asia’s largest bird parks. The 17ha park is home to 3,500 birds from 400 species. Visitors can now walk through Singapore’s new bird park and get a glimpse of how the birds and their caregivers are settling into their new home.
Designed to encourage discovery at every turn, Bird Paradise welcomes visitors into immersive and naturalistic mixed-species habitats in eight large walk-through aviaries that reflect different biomes of the world, from dense African rainforests to South American wetlands, Southeast Asian paddy fields, Australian dry eucalypt forests, and more. Other unique experiences include Ocean Network Express Penguin Cove and animal programmes at the 2,000-seater Sky Amphitheatre.
Avian care, research and conservation are integral to the park. Key focus species include Asian Songbirds and Hornbills, with Bird Paradise home to over 20 species — making it the world’s largest living genetic reserve of Hornbills under human care. The park will also be involved in over 75 ex-situ globally managed breeding programmes and conservation programmes where several species are directly linked to regional field conservation projects.
Visitors can look forward to intimate, keeper-led experiences, or take a “backstage pass” to discover what goes into caring for the feathered residents. These include an exclusive look at the Avian Healthcare and Research Centre, where guests can observe the vets in action as they provide the best care for their charges.
Next to the new park, enjoy the many dining and retail options as well as playgrounds and public artworks at Mandai Wildlife West, the new ungated public node which serves as the gateway to Bird Paradise and the upcoming Rainforest Wild. Tickets for the soft opening, from May 8–26, are priced at $38 for adults and $23 for children and available at mandai.com.