SCIENCE NORTH MOURNS LOSS OF AMBASSADOR ROSY
Science North - Science Centre - Exhibits - Rosy the skunk- 2005 - 2013. Photo SN
SCIENCE CENTRE STAFF AND VISITORS MOURN STRIPED SKUNK
SUDBURY, ON — Science North staff and visitors are mourning the loss of a great ambassador animal. Thursday morning (feb.14,2013), Rosy the striped skunk on Science North’s third level, was found dead in her habitat. A necropsy will be conducted to determine cause of death. Rosy would have been 8 years old this coming April.
Rosy the Stripped Skunk, 2005-2013. Photo SN
Science North adopted Rosy in 2009 when Storybook Gardens in London was downsizing its animal collection. Rosy was born and raised in captivity in Alberta before being adopted by Storybook Gardens. As such, she was not a candidate for release to the wild and was welcomed with opens arms into the Northern Ecosystem family at Science North.
Since 2009 Rosy has brought joy to thousands of visitors from around the world. She also played a key role in educating the public about her species, and the importance of keeping wild animals in their natural habitat. In 2011 she played a wild skunk in Science North’s production of Wildfires! A Firefighting Adventure in 4D – which plays daily in the Vale Cavern.
Rosy will be greatly missed, and forever remembered fondly, by her friends at . She will be cremated and her ashes spread in her favourite walking places on the Science North grounds outside the third floor.
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