This weekend the zoo is offering free tickets to the zoo for every toy brought in to support Metro Nashville Police Department Mounted Patrol Division’s annual Christmas Basket program. Tickets are good through February. What a fantastic idea for the zoo! http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131211/DAVIDSON/312110100/1974/DAVIDSON?nclick_check=1
A female Masai Giraffe was born to mother, Margarita, Dec 13. Baby giraffe born at Nashville Zoo last week | The Tennessean | tennessean.com
The zoo is looking at relocating 5 unmarked graves near the entrance to make way for a bigger gate. http://www.tennessean.com/article/2...hville-Zoo-may-present-dilemma?nclick_check=1
Updates from my visit yesterday. Right across the way from the newly open Kangaroo kickabout is going to be a new cassowary exhibit. I had asked a docent what will go in the current cassowary exhibit and he said the director hasnt told them yet but it will be a new animal. The current tiger exhibit is getting a massive redone. doubling the exhibit in size. The zoo had one lone male bontebok in with the damara zebras,eland & Ostrich. The zoo will also be putting Springbok on exhibit. It was a nice zoo. first time visiting and i enjoyed it along with the clouded leopards which i have to say is probably my favorite feline species. It's good to see this zoo growing. Construction will begin on a new entrance on June 1st.
Totally agree ! We gotta wonder why this zoo would waste money on a exhibit which is already a very solid exhibit as well as on the main entrance.Have wondered for awhile when a major expansion will be in Nashville. Team Tapir223
The zoos new cassowary exhibit is open and they hope it will promote breeding. Nashville Zoo opens new cassowary exhibit - WKRN News 2
Most, if not all, bengals in the US (including these) are of uncertain pedigree. That is to say, they most likely have some siberian mix ancestry and are not one hundred percent pure at the subspecies level.
A big expansion is being planned, and more details will be given next week. Nashville Zoo plans big expansion after city invests millions
A pair of Komodo Dragons from LA are going on display. Nashville Zoo to put komodo dragons on exhibit Knoxville News Sentinel
More details about the expansion are given in this article, which includes plans of a new entrance, a new veterinary hospital, and new species including common ABC species such as lions, gorillas, penguins and more. Nashville Zoo Announces Expansion Plans - www.newschannel5.com
Fundraising goal reached for expansion: Nashville Zoo reaches $10M goal faster than expected (Everything sounded great until I got to the end and they mentioned the dreaded zip lines. Why the zoo world is embracing these obnoxious attractions is beyond my understanding.)
