Thank you, uszoo for providing a link tomthe aerial photo. It looks like the new enclosure is fantastic! The holding facilities look great, as well. It will be interesting to see how long N. C. Zoo keeps Polar Bears in their collection. With the old exhibit, new exhibit and facilities they now have, they should be at the top of the list of holding on to them for the future.
The zoo will be receiving three orphaned puma cubs, being cared for in the interim by Oregon Zoo (which oversees puma placement for the AZA). Rescued Cougar Cubs Arrive at Oregon Zoo - ZooBorns
The designer of the polar bear exhibit expansion, Ursa International in Atlanta, posted a nice entry in their blog about the process: To Polar Bear or not to Polar Bear, that is the question | Project design work | Ursa
It has been a while since this was published in November 2013. Mentions the death of the breeding male gorilla Nik reported earlier. Wonder what is happening now … I assume they will let both females look after their offspring. Bringing in a new male may be very problematic … Further, they mention another male rhino coming in from Texas in spring this year (2014). @Ucumari mentioned it was San Antonio - meaning the lone male Kutu (alone since the elderly female Alice died in December 2012). I assume that the male Duma they got off them in late 2011 has not been what people might have expected (he was a non-breeder to start with in Fossil Rim I believe). The transfer of the 2nd new male hinges on finding appropriate transport for him. Fingers crossed the zoo may have a good breeding male on the third attempt! Link: Nik's death impacts zoo gorilla family | Asheboro Courier Tribune
The Cougar cubs from Oregon have arrived at the NC Zoo. NC Zoo™ - North Carolina Zoo : Cougar kittens arrive at NC Zoo
The cougar triplets have made their debut. Cougar cubs make debut at NC Zoo - News-Record.com: Around Town
An employee had their hand grazed by a tranquilizer dart meant for an antelope. The employee is fine other than the scrap. Tranquilizer grazes zoo employee hand | Asheboro Courier Tribune
The zoo welcomed the 20th member of its hamadryas baboon troop April 9th. Other addtions recently have been an otter pup, three cougar kittens and a sitatunga. North Carolina Zoo announces birth of baboon - WNCT
The Zoo has uploaded some new zoo file videos that highlight the new cougar cubs as well as the otter pup. Also, has anyone heard of any news/updates regarding the polar bear expansion and when that should be complete?
geomorph, posted above about an update from the exhibit designer. spring 2015, is what they're hoping.
For all Zoo design enthusiasts: I think Nevin did a great job describing the sorts of ups and downs experienced during most exhibit design projects
AZA Survival Plan recommends all gorillas be moved from NC Zoo | MyFOX8.com - News, Weather, Sports and more from WGHP Fox 8 Television
While they are temporarily loosing the gorillas there is a new chimp baby. Born May 20th to parents Amy and Lance the baby girl becomes the 17th chimp at the zoo. Other recent additons include 3 cougar kittens, 2 baboons, an otter pup and a sitatunga calf. NC Zoo Welcomes Baby Chimpanzee - Time Warner Cable News
A third baboon named Zanzibar was born. NC Zoo welcomes its third baby baboon in two months | CharlotteObserver.com
Female African elephant "Little Diamond" died of a stomach ailment. 'Little Diamond,' NC Zoo's long-time elephant, dies | CharlotteObserver.com
Another article about the death of the first African elephant born in the USA : First African elephant born in N. America dies at NC Zoo
