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07-10-2008

Does anyone have the future plans of san diego zoo

07-10-2008

All I've heard is the new elephant exhibit. Also, I wonder what will happen to Elephant Mesa.

07-10-2008

all I know of is that the Jaguars will be moving to Elephant oddasy

07-10-2008

I have heard rumblings that the current Elephant Mesa may be converted into a savannah-type exhibit at some point in the future, with the aim of house the giraffes and several species of hoofstock (and probably birds).

07-10-2008

They are supposed have created a new masterplan for the zoo recentlly.

08-10-2008

I also now the Dholes,(currantly off show), Will Be moving Into the currant lion enclosure

08-10-2008

This is at the SD Wild Animal Park, not the zoo.

09-10-2008

I would prefer to see dholes at the sdwap instead of the zoo

09-10-2008

The dholes are indeed going to the SDWAP, to the exhibit next to the Sumatran Tigers.

09-10-2008

From the April 2008 Zoonooz

09-10-2008

For some reason I have a feeling that the Elephant Odyssey will not be as good as the other elephant exhibits opening across north america.

Also, I can't wait to see how the African Savanna exhibit will look like.

09-10-2008

Has any progress been made with the promenade proposal?

10-10-2008

I have not heard so much as a peep about that since 2004.

31-10-2008

The promenade proposal is on hold and no time line is available. The San Diego Zoo is focusing its efforts on Elephant Odyssey right now. The exhibit plan is quite exciting. There will be four parts to the yard so that keepers can shift animals to any number of yards for cleaning, socializing, etc. Or the whole section can be kept open for one large yard. The guanacos, capybara and tapir will share an adjacent yard and will have the opportunity to share the elephants' larger yard if they choose to. But their yard will not be accessible to the elephants, just in case the little guys need some space away from the elephants. Also, there are plans for hydraulic trees that will be set to feed elephants at different times of the day. The feeders will be higher than the elephants can reach and will drop at different times so that the elephants have to forage for food. It will have one large pool and one smaller pool at the other end. The idea of this exhibit is to keep the elephants active.

31-10-2008

The November issue of ZOONOOZ (the SDZ's member magazine) focusses on Elephant Odyssey, although there's not really that much new information presented. From their write-up, it sounds like it will be pronghorns that will have creep access into the elephant exhibit. There is also a little write-up regarding the successful introduction of 2.0 guanaco to their pair of Baird's tapir and 0.1 capybara, in preparation for the new exhibit.