{"id":387837,"date":"2026-09-02T03:10:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387837\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T03:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T03:10:57","slug":"something-good-new-flamingo-habitat-coming-to-north-florida-wildlife-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387837\/","title":{"rendered":"Something Good: New flamingo habitat coming to North Florida Wildlife Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Crews are transforming part of the North Florida Wildlife Center into a pond for a flock of American flamingos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The new exhibit is surrounded by native plants and trees. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More good news: <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The head of the North Florida Wildlife Center, Ryan Reines, said 18 flamingos will be brought here by the end of the year. He says this is the perfect time to showcase one of Florida\u2019s most famous birds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe think this is going to be a really great time to bring these animal in, of course there is this huge effort that seems to be going on to have the Florida state bird changed to the American flamingo, which, I personally think is a fantastic idea and we\u2019re really excited about this project,\u201d Rienes said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"WCTV's Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PX3PTQMNTNEGFH7JN55RNYMTT4.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>WCTV&#8217;s Something Good sponsored by First Florida Credit Union(WCTV\/First Florida Credit Union)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Construction began last week after a single donor decided to cover the costs. 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