Snow collapses roof of Norristown zoo bird exhibit
Heavy snow collapsed the roof of a tropical bird exhibit at Norristown's Elmwood Park Zoo Saturday night. No birds were in the exhibit at the time, the zoo said in a statement.
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Heavy snow collapsed the roof of a tropical bird exhibit at Norristown's Elmwood Park Zoo Saturday night.
No birds were in the exhibit at the time, the zoo said in a statement.
"It's funny to say 'we were lucky' in a time like this, but it was lucky that Birds of Paradise was closed for the winter," said Al Zone, the zoo's chief executive. "Exhibits can be rebuilt. It's more important that the animals are safe."
Staffers found the damage Sunday morning, the steel mesh roof collapsed.
The exhibit typically houses bright-yellow sun conures and canary-winged parakeets, which were in a separate building at the time of the collapse.
Other areas of the zoo also sustained damage, including a torn gutter and broken asphalt.
The zoo is closed while crews remove ice and begin repairs.
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