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Pygmy hippo habitat Since the Living Building Challenge Petal certification is performance based, John Ball Zoo will monitor the sustainability standards of the exhibit for a year to make sure it ...
The new entrance building closest to Main Street would hold the gift shop. The one closest to Goold Street would hold Discovery Center, which is currently housed in the zoo's main building.
The Sacramento Zoo has been a fixture of William Land Park since 1927. Much of its main infrastructure, like its three iconic midcentury modern entry buildings built in 1961, is 60 to 90 years old.
“The entrance was built in the 1950s, and it’s simply unable to handle the 1.2 million visitors we get each year,” said San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow.
The Houston Zoo's north circular administration building will receive a much-needed spruce up, spending $4.1 million to bring the old structure to modern standards. The 12,240-square-foot building ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Zoo begins construction on their new entrance on Monday, June 16, and new renderings give a higher quality view of what the project will look like. It’s ...
Lansing’s Potter Park Zoo plans to upgrade its feline and primate building. That’s after the zoo was allocated $10 million in funding from the state budget. The Potter Park Zoo opened in 1920.
Zoo officials have been concerned for some time that the building is small, outdated and doesn't meet modern standards for animal care. Efforts to refurbish the building were also deemed too costly.
The zoo announced Thursday that it will now allow 9,200 people on the grounds simultaneously and will enforce 50% capacity on all buildings open to visitors, which will include Gorilla Valley ...