The zoo updated the page on their website that contains the map, but they still haven't updated the map yet. I think it will be soon that they make the new map however.
I hope so. It is unusually late this year. After the Aviary mystery, I wonder if there is something not announced yet. Several vacant area when I was last there a month ago include the pelican exhibit and Keet Retreat. The main entrance to Kingdom of the Apes was blocked off as was the outdoor exhibit in the front and the indoor exhibit across the hallway from it.
Went to the Toledo Zoo today, and apparently their kiwis are on exhibit along with a kookaburra and some other bird species I forget. I didn't see it anywhere however :/
Agreed. The nearby splash pad doesn't really help at all sound-wise either for the kiwis. Maybe in Natures Neighborhood? The vampire bat exhibit was empty.
Toledo Legal News : Request to Bid Legal Notice : Details : Request for Qualifications for architectural/engineering services for the Tunnel Revitalization at the Toledo Zoo : Jennifer Van Horn, Facilities Construction Looks like they will soon begin work on the tunnel.
I think in the next 10 years the zoo will be extremely busy with construction. The Museum is already under construction, now the tunnel and soon one of the domes (the zoo already has who is building the domes). I am very excited on what the next decade holds and I believe that the Toledo Zoo has the potential to be the best over San Diego, Omaha, Columbus and others if the renovations turn out to be what they are planning.
I do not think there will be any surprises except maybe a couple new animals, but this has been long overdue.
Keet Retreat isn't being used for parakeets this year because the zoo is using it for butterfly conservation.
That was its original purpose for that building. Happy to see it back to being used for conservation.
The zoo sent me a PDF of the map. There are some minor changes. Nothing major. Museum of Science will reopen in early 2019. Pelicans symbol is not longer on the former penguin exhibit. A sloth symbol and a koala symbol have been added to the Aviary. There are also dots representing the Oceania Conservation Walking Tour locations. The wildflower area between both sides of Anthony Wayne Trail is now called Wild Toledo Prairie. Hellbender Pod is on the map behind the Reptile Building. Bat symbol has been removed from Nature's Neighborhood. The Beastro is not on the map. It was not open when I was there. Sea turtle symbol added to the Aquarium. Aquarium Adventure Trail is now Aquarium Splash Pad. Sloth bear symbol has been removed. Sloth bear has also been removed from the description for Tiger Terrace. Nairobi Pavilion has been renamed Malawi Event Center. I think that covers most of the changes. Region list has been copies below. 1 Arctic Encounter® - Seals, polar bears 2 Tower Ridge - Giraffe feeding experience (paid, seasonal) 3 Africa! - Grant’s zebras, Masai giraffes, wildebeests, watusi cattle, ostriches, cheetahs and more 4 Wolf Exhibit - Grey wolves 5 The Rescue Roost - Bald Eagles 6 Aviary/Cassowary Crossing - Birds, sloth, koala and more 7 Primate Forest - Lemurs, Colobus monkeys, gibbons, red pandas and more 8 Great Apes - Western lowland gorillas, orangutans 9 Pheasantry - Outdoor viewing of birds 10 Conservatory - Galapagos tortoise winter viewing 11 Aquarium - Sharks, rays, sea turtle, eels, touch tank and fish from around the world 12 Penguin Beach - African Penguins 13 The Valley - Reindeer 14 Reptile House - Snakes, lizards, saltwater croc and more 15 Nature’s Neighborhood - Goats, tamandua, paca and more 16 Tiger Terrace - Amur tigers, snow leopards and maned wolves 17 Flamingo Key - Flamingos, Spoonbills, ducks and pelicans 18 Tembo Trail - African elephants, hippos, rhinos, meerkats, otters, Tasmanian devils, yaks, camels and brown bears
They might. Kara was still living there when I was there. They just need to get her a bed somewhere else in the zoo and she would be happy.
