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Eight year old male chimp Mshindi will be leaving the zoo on January 10th and will be transferred to another AZA-accredited zoo on an SSP recommendation to join a troop with other young males his age.

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The facility should be Los Angeles.

 

Due to the surge of COVID cases in the area, exhibits "Bird's Landing" and "Underzone" and restaurant "Serengeti Grill" are now closed until further notice. the Kopje Aviary in the WIlds of Africa is also now closed for the winter.

 

Why does the zoo not have any rhinos? Not even a plan to get them.

 

Not all zoos need to have rhinos… it’s not a prerequisite or something
Dallas is doing more than well without rhinos and still manages to have one of the best hoofstock collections in the AZA. They already have several megafauna species like tiger, lion, elephant, and hippo, anyways.

 

They had them from 1956 until 2012. That's why I think that they need rhinos of any species (white, black, or indian.)

 

They don't "Need Rhinos" at all IMO. I would be pleased if they returned sometime in the future, but they definitely aren't in dire need of any at the moment. and it appears they have been doing just fine without them for the past ten years.

 

No zoo needs any one animal. The omission of rhinos It's definitely surprising considering how comprehensive the rest of the African collection is, but it's certainly not a necessity. Plus, I believe Indian rhinos are part of the zoos master plan that involves turning most of Zoo North into an Asian complex although I'm pretty sure that's very conceptional at the moment.

 

The nearby Fort Worth Zoo has several species of rhino, as does Fossil Rim. Dallas has been focusing more on other ungulate species.

 

That is interesting while the AZA greater one-horned rhino population has a target for which it as yet needs to grow their numbers somewhat.

How far down the line is the plan for a large Asian section in Zoo North area (that would involve a big physical transfer of a good number of species from there (part is also African here at this time and involves somewhat random mix of specialised sections Wings of Wonder and Herpetarium and some Asian stock in just tigers and clouded leopards)?

 

As far as I'm aware, not very. It was showcased in the zoos master plan which I'll link below.

https://dallascityhall.com/governme...ark-board/Dallas Zoo Master Plan 5-2-2019.pdf

 

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The Zoo's last rhino, Moyo, left in November of 2012.

 

I'm shocked that they haven't had rhinos for almost a decade. I honestly can't believe there are ZERO rhinos in the Giants of the Savanna.

 

For some Austin preserve in Texas. He was one of the few southern black rhino managed thru the IRF and not AZA. The move was rather rushed in a hurry.

 

Everyone's favorite robotic dinosaurs ( ) are coming to the Dallas Zoo in March. The dinosaur exhibit, which will feature more than 30 animatronics, will be a paid experience tram ride through the currently closed "The Hill" portion of ZooNorth.

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Hopefully this additional paid experience will help the zoo recover losses from the COVID closure and help fund the projects necessary to begin the new masterplan, including the parking garage, new entrance, and reinvisionment of the old monorail habitats in Wilds of Africa.

 

Any new animal exhibits planned as part of the masterplan?

 

The 2019 masterplan was linked above by @pachyderm pro in post #11. Said masterplan calls for a seal/sea lion exhibit in the new entrance, a renovation of ZooNorth into an Asian complex, with enclosures for Indian rhinos, sloth bears, orangutans, and others, and a reinvisionment of the former monorail habitats.

That said, in the past three years since the masterplan was unveiled, the zoo has seen an extensive turnover in management and the funding available is obviously a good deal less than what was expected in 2019, so what is shown in the masterplan might look very different to what transpires in the future. The parking garage and new entrance will likely go ahead, no matter, as the zoo's attendance continues to rise, and the current infrastructure cannot handle this increase in visitors. The reinvisionment of the monorail area will likely also be prioritized moving forward since those habitats already exist.

 

Oh boy, how exciting . In all seriousness, I’m glad “The Hill” is finally being re-utilized instead of sitting there empty and unused, although i’d have preferred they try something different instead of the generic animatronic dinosaur attraction.

 

"The Hill" is not ADA compliant, so until the zoo is able to fund a major renovation of the area, a guided vehicular tour such as this is really their only option. The animatronic dinosaurs are always a huge hit with families and consistently prove to provide revenue increases for the facilities that bring them on. In this case, the guided tram "safari" does add another level to the experience over just scattering the robots across the park, which both provides a unique, engaging experience for the target audience while also not tackying up the rest of the park for everyone else. This temporary exhibition on "The Hill" will likely really help raise the funds necessary to bring about a proper and accessible animal-centric renovation of this space for everyone to enjoy.