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Probably both, I have seen the area they are going in and there is no way it is 4 acres.

 

I have only been to RGZ once and arrived 30 minutes before closing so I had to run around just to try to see everything. I missed some of the indoor exhibits but was impressed by the outdoor areas and the selection of animals that they had. I will be going again in a few weeks along with Utica Zoo,BuffaloZoo, and Toronto Zoo. I will try to put up some pictures after my trip.

 

Considering they'll have 7 elephants, maybe they do have a 4 acre elephant complex, not including visitor area, in order to accommodate for all of them.

 

the main yard is 4 acres not including barn or off exhibit holding. if i remem ber correctly the person at the zoo told me the total area is close to 6 acres.

 

Hello all i have started volunteering up at RGZ again and can tell you some animal updates. So far this year we have added to our collection panamanian golden frogs, variable sunbird, a few new fish ect to the collection. We also ahve rectly seen the births of a patas monkey and a hoffmans two toed sloth. And there has been construction of the new elephant barn that will allow guests to see into the enclosure.

 

How far along is the barn construction?

 

barn construction from what i have heard (i have not seen for myself yet), has come pretty far along. The entire exhibit is due to open in june.

 

Just went to RG this week along with Utica,Buffalo,and Toronto. I still love this zoo. A few changes(since the last time I went) were Muntjac replacing the Collared Peccary and the Reindeer replacing Yaks. As somebody else mentioned, they let people actually touch an elephant. If I had to pick a downfall, it would be the rather small lion area for three lions. As for the new elephant area, I talked to one of the elephant keepers. He said they are still shooting for a June opening and the other elephants are not back yet. For size, their outside field plus their barn did seem pretty close to the 4 acres that was mentioned. Not sure how much room behind the scenes.

 

I posted some pictures from my trip to the zoo last Monday (5/2), including some of the new Asian Elephant Preserve. Still under construction but it's much further along than when I last saw it. The holding yards extending off the elephant barn go all the way behind the Red Panda exhibit. It's unclear to me how the yards off of the barn are divided up. In any case, all of it is a major improvement over their present exhibit.

 

When is Asian Elephant Preserve supposed to open?

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This summer at some point, not sure on an exact date.

 

Are they hoping that Mali and Targa return pregnant? Also, they have two breeding females now, since Mali and Kirina are related to Indy, I'm guessing a AI program? OR a new bull!

Any thoughts?

 

Tiger Triplets Born at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo | Facebook

I'm so glad to hear Toma is a father again. I had no idea he was a cancer survivor. However, I think they got his birthplace wrong as I've read a sign at the Buffalo Zoo before that said he was born at the Toronto Zoo.

 

According to the zoo's facebook status, Asian Elephant Preserve opens June 30th at 10 AM.

 

Yes, Toma was born at Toronto Zoo in 2001, moved to Buffalo Zoo in 2003 and fathered cubs there as well

 

Asian Elephant Preserve grand opening at Rosamond Gifford Zoo - YNN, Your News Now

A video preview of the new Asian Elephant Preserve exhibit. The clip doesn't show a lot of devices and enrichment items for the elephants, but only a small part of their exhibit is actually shown. Going on the size of their old exhibit and the size for their new exhibit, it's an upgrade. I'd be interested in seeing more photos of the exhibit and inside their barn.

 

Here is another article on the expansion, and included is the statement that the exhibit is 4 acres in size. That probably makes it one of the 5 largest elephant habitats at any zoo in North America:

Syracuse zoo opens Asian Elephant Preserve | syracuse.com

 

Another video:

YouTube - ‪Asian Elephant Preserve Grand Opening‬‏

 

Did he say there was nothing better than this exhibit in the last video? Its a nice exhibit, amazing for such a small zoo to be able to pull off, but not world class. Also, no protected contact?

 

Has anyone on here visited Elephant Preserve if so what are your thoughts?

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