I can't speak for Arizona Docent, but when I said they were keeping the Sand Cats in a less accessible spot because they hate us, I wasn't being serious. I have no reason to believe the zoo hates "us" (whether that be the zoo chat website or individuals) or would put a small, nocturnal mammal in a secluded spot because they're trying to get back at someone or whatever. I noticed that while you said you weren't referring to the EFBC, you didn't name the facility you were referring to. Being deliberately secretive to prove a point? Real nice. Where's that 'ignore' button...
The reason he was being secretive was to keep the secrecy of the institution which more than likely does not want information getting out about their off exhibit species.
I am well aware of that. But I doubt the zoo enjoys being criticized for caring for its species the best it can, jokingly or not. I won’t hide that I was trying to prove a point (that is how you win an argument, or make an effective point in a discussion, after all ) but as @d1am0ndback states I’m not in a position where I would just go and reveal non-public information, unlike some members on this forum. But you won’t be reading this anyway. Bye!
Cheetah brothers Rhett, Beau and Wilkes have been sent to Fossil Rim in Glen Rose in exchange for three other brothers. SSP decided the GWTW trio should be put into a breeding program and the Phoenix Zoo is no longer set up for that. I guess I'm glad I never became attached to them so while I'm bummed, I'm not 'heartbroken'.
The new Aldabra tortoise exhibit is now open. As I suspected, it is the new exhibit located near the Desert Trail, across from fennec fox.
The Images of America book series showing historic photos of various attractions has just published a book on Phoenix Zoo. https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Imag...F8&qid=1521649040&sr=1-1&keywords=phoenix+zoo Thanks to @snowleopard for pointing it out on this thread: Images Of America - Book Series
In the book The Ark and Beyond (2018) there are 30 chapters/articles (all by different authors) and Chapter 13 is called The Phoenix Zoo Story: Building a Legacy of Conservation by Ruth A. Allard and Stuart A. Wells. The chapter about the Phoenix Zoo is only 7 pages in length but it mentions some of the conservation success stories at the zoo such as the Arabian oryx, Chiricahua leopard frog and narrow-headed gartersnake. There is also mention that "only six facilities in the world breed the endangered black-footed ferret and the Phoenix Zoo is one of them". Does anyone know the other 5 facilities? The Amazon link for the book: https://www.amazon.ca/Ark-Beyond-Ev...1523051475&sr=1-1&keywords=the+ark+and+beyond
The chapter about the Phoenix Zoo is only 7 pages in length but it mentions some of the conservation success stories at the zoo such as the Arabian oryx, Chiricahua leopard frog and narrow-headed gartersnake. There is also mention that "only six facilities in the world breed the endangered black-footed ferret and the Phoenix Zoo is one of them". Does anyone know the other 5 facilities?[/QUOTE] According to the Toronto zoos website they breed ferrets, and have since 1992. I’m not sure about the others, but the website did say that Toronto was the only one in Canada, so I guess that narrows it down a bit.
Phoenix Zoo, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Smithsonian National Zoo, Louisville Zoo, Toronto Zoo and a captive breeding facility north of Fort Collins, CO
Kitambi the lion has died. From the zoo's Facebook page: The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo (ACNC) is sad to announce the death of Kitambi, our eight-year-old male African lion, who passed away Tuesday night, August 21...
Here is an article about a donation to build a larger amphitheater: Phoenix Zoo gets $250,000 donation for 500-seat wildlife amphitheater
Polaris the bald eagle passed away after being at the Zoo for 31 years. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.azcentral.com/amp/2144260002
A 4yr old female Sumatran tiger named Dari was acquired from the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. Phoenix Zoo
A couple years ago the zoo opened a new indoor cafe called Savanna Grill (nice building but lousy food options). The cafe will now double as an art gallery, a move that I wholeheartedly endorse. The spring 2019 exhibition will run from February through May and features three artists. Here is a link with more information: https://www.phoenixzoo.org/art/?fbclid=IwAR2O30gWKWn9eAcTsFBYjm_TPykHK5HRX0eH_Szw8T00egV2ert9s2sbCjU
Here is an article about a major donation for the zoo's planned lion and hyena exhibits: Phoenix Zoo to put $1M donation toward lion, hyena habitats
Good to hear, although their current lion and hyena exhibits are pretty good as is. I would have preferred they put the money to improve some of their poorer exhibits, like jaguar and all the adjacent aviaries on Tropics Trail.
