Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to open new conservation centre featuring whale skeleton
New centre to be launched in early 2027 will offer interactive exhibits on marine life and the impacts of climate change and pollution
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park will transform its North Pole Encounter zone into a marine mammal conservation centre featuring the skeleton of a whale that washed ashore in Sai Kung in 2023.
The new exhibit, scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2027, will highlight the park’s marine mammal research and rescue efforts.
Visitors can explore other exhibits and animals, such as seals and sea lions, at Pacific Pier, an attraction in the Marine World section, the theme park said.
The new centre will feature interactive zones and immersive learning facilities that showcase marine mammal behaviours and highlight threats to ocean ecosystems, such as climate change and plastic pollution, according to the park.
The park said visitors could learn about marine life and discover hands-on ways to support conservation at the new facility.
The revamp announcement followed the deaths of 11-year-old Arctic foxes “Siu Go” and “Trinity” and the subsequent closure of their Arctic Fox Den.