Southwick's Zoo: More Fun Than a Barrel of Monkeys
Article and Photo by Eric H. If you're feeling "caged" in to a dull summer routine, we suggest escaping for a day trip to Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA (east central Massachusetts, 20 minutes east of Worcester). Along with Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, RI, Southwick's Zoo stands as a premier New England zoo. More than just a zoo with caged animals, Southwick's has committed itself to environmental and animal ecology issues through the educational, on-the-premises, non-profit EARTH Limited. Southwick's overall mission is "To provide environmental and conservation education with an emphasis on animal ecology, endangered species and threatened habitats." Earth awareness and betterment is in style and quite necessary these days, but what about going to a zoo to see animals? Isn't that the point of a zoo? Well, the news is good on that front --Southwick's houses hundreds of animals, including giraffes, lions, tigers, monkeys and kangaro...