Bird Paradise is an upcoming

aviary An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds, although bats may also be considered for display. Unlike birdcages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages. A ...

located in

Mandai Mandai is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore, famously known for being the access point of the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari. The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium, the largest crematorium and columbarium in Singapore, i ...

, Singapore. Expected to open in Q2 2023, it will replace the

Jurong Bird Park Jurong Bird Park is an aviary and tourist attraction in Jurong, Singapore. The largest such bird park in Asia, it covers an area of on the western slope of Jurong Hill, the highest point in the Jurong region. It is one of the parks managed by ...

and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the

Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. Opened in 1973, the zoo was built at ...

, Night Safari and

River Wonders River Wonders, formerly known as River Safari, is a river-themed zoo and aquarium located in Mandai, Singapore, forming part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. It is built over and nestled between its two counterparts, the Singapore Zoo and t ...

and the upcoming Rainforest Wild Park.

History

In 2016, the

Mandai Wildlife Group Mandai Wildlife Group is a self-funded organisation based in Singapore which manages the majority of zoos in the country. Founded as Wildlife Reserves Singapore in 2000, it currently manages the Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo, formerly kn ...

announced that the Jurong Bird Park would be relocated to a much larger park at Mandai Lake Road by 2020, consolidating with the three existing wildlife parks together with a new Rainforest Wild Park to form an integrated nature and wildlife precinct known as the Mandai Wildlife Reserve. In 2021, the group announced that the park's successor in Mandai would be named Bird Paradise. In 2022, it was announced that Jurong Bird Park will close on 3 January 2023 to finalise its move to Bird Paradise at Mandai.

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History

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