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Your Community Newspaper, Serving the Heart of the Rio Grande Valley VOLUME 98 NUMBER 36
New Wildlife Park
Church of Christ Hires New Preacher
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All Photos are from Fragile Planet Wildlife Park’s Facebook Page
La Feria Open Season with Win at Raymondville
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La Feria Cross Country Continues to Shine in 2021
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Nelda Briones - LFN Something new and exciting has opened its doors in Los Fresnos. It’s a new wildlife park called Fragile Planet Wildlife Park. The Park is a 32.5-acre park that houses animals from across the globe. In the opening phase of the park, they will be offering educational guided tours and up-close encounters with the animals. They offer three tours at different prices and experience something different with each one. According to their website, one of their tours is the Wildlife Adventure. It offers an educational
and interactive experience that will put you nose close with owls, tortoises, and more. You walk away with a greater understanding of the animal’s natural world and you even get the opportunity to ask the trainers and educators questions about the animals in their care. You will also visit the camels where you’ll learn about Bactrian Camels and get to interact with them. Another tour is the Wildlife Alive tour where you’ll step into the shoes of their amazing animal trainers as you not only learn about the animal’s day, but experience first-
Resident Asian Small Clawed Otters frolic to the enjoyment of guests at Fragile Planet Wildlife Park.
hand as you will reward the animals with treats and positive interaction. You’ll enjoy this package tour plus a one-on-one interaction with Bat-Eared Foxes, a Capuchin Monkey, Sloths, a Rhino Iguana and a tour of the Amphibian Lab. Their final tour is an experience your surely not to forget! You will join trainers and zookeepers in the water along with Asian Small Clawed Otters! This educational adventure is
perfect for participants ages 12 and up. As a spectator in the pool, you’ll be put in the position of becoming an otter diving board and experience the charming personalities of “Bubbles” and “Whis”. For information on how to book the tours and pricing go to their website at fpwildlifepark.com. The Park is hoping to open up Phase 2 of the park in the fall if the weather permits. They are hoping to put up
a massive pumpkin patch and corn maze. Additional fun to be had is photo opportunities, meet and greets with some of the animals, hay rides, and more. Fragile Planet Wildlife Park is located at 34748 FM 2480 in Los Fresnos, Tx. You could give them a call at (956) 710-2025 or visit their website or Facebook page https://www. facebook.com / Fr ag ile PlanetWildlife for more information.
Connect the Dots
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CPRIT Awards $2.5 Million to UTRGV to Help Support Cancer Research
NOW ACCEPTING PATIENTS Bright Odei, MD & Juan Briones, PA-C
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Physicals | Well Visits | Sick Visits | Immunizations | and more...
City Calendar............pg. 2 Classified....................pg. 4 Sports..........................pg. 5 Activity Page.............pg. 6 Puzzles........................pg. 7
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