The Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ,) founded in 1899 and known for its efforts to save animals and their habitats through conservation leadership and engaging experiences, is asking for community advice on planning its next major exhibit. Out of the 92-acres it manages, WPZ has an opportunity to redevelop 3.4-acres of the Tropical Asia zone, that formerly housed elephants, and they want to know what the community of supporters to their mission of preservation, conservation and stewardship want to see in the space.
“We’d like input from the community as we consider adding new animal species and dynamic experiences,” said Bruce Bohmke, Acting President and C.E.O. of WPZ. Zoo representatives will be holding public meetings, both on and off the Zoo grounds, but an on-line survey will be available to those unable to attend.
The on-line survey will accept input through April 8th, but the best time to give your opinions is today!
This new redevelopment would be in addition to Banyan Wilds, a new exhibit at the heart of the Zoo, spotlighting Malayan tigers and sloth bears. It would be developed after butterflies return to the Zoo this summer, in the new Butterfly Garden, and the renovated Night Exhibit re-opens, with bats, arboreal primates, and other small animals, in 2018.
The on-line survey should only take between 10 – 15 minutes to complete, and will provide important data that will contribute to a final design. Any new exhibit must have significant conservation value and help demonstrate how we can all help save endangered animals and fragile environments around the world.
If you need more information, on this or other Zoo matters, please contact zooinfo@zoo.org or 206/548-2500.