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#16
22-08-2008
I guess those are good news, since the exhibit that is going to be built is the same size (4 acres) like the one in Africam in Mexico.
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#17
04-10-2008
Dallas Zoo sets attendance record in memorable year | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
Interesting to read that the Dallas Zoo broke its attendance record (670,000 visitors last year) even though there were some significant deaths and loads of controversy in regards to elephants at the zoo. Their attendance is actually dreadful when one considers that the nearby Fort Worth Zoo averages over a million visitors a year, and that Dallas has an extremely large population. They should be doing much better than they have been. |
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#18
05-10-2008
I believe that the Dallas Zoo is located in a rough part of town...
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#19
11-11-2008
Some news about future construction at the Dallas Zoo and Dallas Aquarium. It appears that the small aquarium will get a complete renovation as a children's aquarium. There had been recent rumors of closing down the aquarium all together.
Dallas City Hall Blog | The Dallas Morning News |
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#20
11-11-2008
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The Aquarium make-over is modest. They talked about $5million, much to up-date infrastructure. But they intend to spin the aquarium into a children's aquarium. Apparently the area it is in will be getting some improvements (a butterfly exhibit was mentioned but I wasn't clear whether it is a garden or a conservatory) to make it somewhat of a family destination. And to clarify the blog's note about the zoo's African Savanna exhibit. The funds mentioned are design and some preliminary site work only. Another $24-27million for construction comes in '09 |
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#21
11-11-2008
@okapikpr. A childrens aquarium ? Maybe with a touchpool with stonefish and blue ringed octpopusses Hähähä...
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#22
12-11-2008
They're talking about the Dallas Zoo and Aquarium at Fair Park... I thought it was Dallas World Aquarium!!
The one at Fair Park it's a smaller aquarium with a few tanks... |
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#23
16-01-2009
Here is a link to a design of the zoo's African expansion with elephants and predators:
The Dallas Zoo |
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#24
16-01-2009
That exhibit looks great - just another great African Elephant exhibit to add to the Best in the US list!
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#25
16-01-2009
A 5-acre elephant exhibit is important, as that keeps on pushing the average size of U.S. pachyderm enclosures higher and higher, and I have to admit that the quality of elephant exhibits are getting much better everywhere. With all of the multi-acre habitats popping up in North American zoos, it is putting loads of pressure on zoos like Jacksonville that have a .75 acre enclosure for about 4 elephants. Zoos that used to have an acre or so for their elephants are now finding out that those exhibits are being dwarfed in size by the ever-increasing large paddocks that are being constructed in zoos.
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#26
16-01-2009
What other US Zoos are planning African Savannah sections? Most zoos already have them or have recently renovated them. Columbus is the only one I can think of.
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#27
16-01-2009
You are placing a lot of emphasis on competition between the zoos holding elephants, so long as the animals are well cared for, well stimulated and protected, surely thats all that matters, not who has the best ele exhibit.
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#28
16-01-2009
@kiang: I just wanted to point out that 20 years ago, or sadly even 5 years ago, having a small herd of elephants in a one acre exhibit was perfectly acceptable. Now zoos with small enclosures find the animal rights activists, bad publicity and internal/external pressure forcing the change that has occured in North American zoos. It is no longer morally acceptable for zoos to keep a number of elephants in tiny paddocks, and slowly but surely all major zoos are expanding for the good of their pachyderms. It is a new reality in the zoo industry, and Dallas is yet another example of one of the 45 or so North American zoos that have expanded their elephant exhibits. There are zoos like North Carolina, National Zoo, Oakland, Indianapolis, San Diego WAP, Dallas, Los Angeles (maybe...haha) and others that will have anywhere from 4-7 acre elephant paddocks. That's great news all around!
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#29
16-01-2009
This sounds like it's going to be a great exhibit! I like how they show Nashville Zoo's elephant exhibit as example, which is probably one of the most underrated elephant exhibit in North America.
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#30
16-01-2009
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Lowry Park Zoo (not done yet) El Paso Zoo Peoria Zoo Memphis Zoo Blank Park Zoo Oregon Zoo San Antonio Zoo Birmingham Zoo Chaffee Zoo Living Desert Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Little Rock Zoo Minnesota Zoo Henry Vilas Zoo Jackson Zoo Great Plains Zoo Denver Zoo Tulsa Zoo Hogle Zoo Valley Zoo Cincinnati Zoo Buffalo Zoo Planning to Renovate Jacksonville Zoo Zoo Atlanta Fort Wayne Childnre's Zoo Toledo Zoo Sedgwick County Zoo Abilene Zoo Miami Metrozoo Last edited by okapikpr; 16-01-2009 at 12:41 PM. |
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