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#76
05-09-2008
Here's a link to a page on the zoo's website with some general information about the zoo's new bond issues and next campaign for renovation of the zoo.
About the Oregon Zoo |
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#77
06-09-2008
Thanks for the link okapikpr. After visiting and reviewing the Oregon Zoo just two weeks ago I felt that there were many changes that were needed as the 50 year-old structures on the zoo grounds desperately require upgrading. Having 7 elephants on 1.5 acres is ridiculous, and the acreage that they do have isn't even any good. An expansion to 6 acres, along with a brand new barn, will be fantastic news for the zoo's pachyderms.
The $125 million will be mainly spent on things that the general public won't even notice. Of course the elephant exhibit will be considerably improved, and the chimpanzee exhibit is going to be upgraded (worst chimp exhibit in North America?) but the hippo pool and penguinarium water changes will only ever be noticed by keenly observant zoo fans. The polar bear concrete bowl is dreadful, and the fact that the temperature can hit 100 degrees in the summer makes this probably one of the worst polar bear exhibits in North America. All gray concrete and poor viewing opportunities for visitors, but I'm disappointed that there is only going to be a renovation of the enclosure. I would have rather seen the zoo spend the millions on tearing the thing down and erecting something else in its place. |
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#78
06-09-2008
Any news on the baby elephant born the other week there ?
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#79
06-09-2008
I received the regular email from the Oregon Zoo a few days ago, and it said that the mother and son are doing perfectly fine and that the baby is progressing nicely. I know that I've often bashed the zoo for what I perceive to be a poor elephant paddock, but the breeding success there is unbeatable in North America and it's great to hear that the crappy exhibit might be expanded to quadruple its current size.
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#80
06-09-2008
Thanks Scott great news about the baby and a possible new exhibit for them
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#81
06-09-2008
Good to hear that the zoo is thinking of builiding a new elephant exhibit, specially now that their elephant herd is growing.
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#82
25-09-2008
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#83
25-09-2008
Here is a video on Youtube of the piglets: YouTube - Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Piglets
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#84
13-10-2008
and thanks to youtube here is an update on the new red ape reserve
YouTube - Red Ape Reserve Video Blog Episode 2 |
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#85
25-02-2009
The newest job opening at the Oregon Zoo with a six figure income:
Association of Zoos and Aquariums - AZA Job Listings |
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