Also exciting for a spring visit is the creek excursion through the ricefields. Each unique tour presents educational experiences exploring flora and fauna of the tidal freshwater creeks, the historical aspects of the abandoned ricefields and the animal environment of the Waccamaw River, home to reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals and insects. The wildlife park includes six exhibits and shows off native animals in natural settings. Among the 15 birds in the raptor aviary are a bald eagle, red-tailed hawks, owls and other birds of prey. Some were born here, some brought from other zoos and some housed when recovered from injury and found unreleasable.
Additional exhibits are the red fox glade, the otter pond and the white-tailed deer savannah.
In the late 30s, it was located along the corridor entrance and included alligators and sometimes exotic pets, when their owners tired of them. It was redesigned and relocated 22 years ago. Now we concentrate on wildlife native to the Low Country or those which would have been here. Low Country encounters are educational programs which Amacher has designed for spring. A highlight of our recent visit was a bald eagle swooping to pluck a piece of moss right in front of inquisitive guests.