It seems as if every six months another American zoo announces the opening of a new tiger exhibit, and so I spent some time putting together a list of 40 tiger habitats since 1999. Are any others missing from this list?
Including renovated existing habitats:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 1999
Denver Downtown Aquarium - 1999
Blank Park Zoo – 1999
Dallas Zoo – 1999
Rosamond Gifford Zoo – 1999
Fresno Chaffee Zoo – 2001
Oakland Zoo – 2001
Zoo Boise – 2002
Bronx Zoo – 2003
Houston Downtown Aquarium – 2003
Point Defiance Zoo – 2004
Topeka Zoo – 2005
Columbus Zoo – 2006
Philadelphia Zoo – 2006
Utah’s Hogle Zoo – 2006
Franklin Park Zoo – 2006
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay – 2008
Louisville Zoo – 2008
Dakota Zoo – 2008
Erie Zoo – 2008
Sedgwick County Zoo – 2009
Baton Rouge Zoo – 2010
Jackson Zoo – 2010
Zoo Atlanta – 2010
Indianapolis Zoo – 2011
Virginia Zoo – 2011
Cincinnati Zoo – 2012
Kansas City Zoo – 2012
Jacksonville Zoo – 2014
Philadelphia Zoo - 2014 (trail system)
John Ball Zoo – 2014
San Diego Zoo Safari Park – 2014
Woodland Park Zoo – 2015
Phoenix Zoo – 2015
Cleveland Zoo – 2016
Denver Zoo – 2017
Nashville Zoo – 2017
Tulsa Zoo – 2017
Knoxville Zoo - 2017
Detroit Zoo – 2017
Including renovated existing habitats:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 1999
Denver Downtown Aquarium - 1999
Blank Park Zoo – 1999
Dallas Zoo – 1999
Rosamond Gifford Zoo – 1999
Fresno Chaffee Zoo – 2001
Oakland Zoo – 2001
Zoo Boise – 2002
Bronx Zoo – 2003
Houston Downtown Aquarium – 2003
Point Defiance Zoo – 2004
Topeka Zoo – 2005
Columbus Zoo – 2006
Philadelphia Zoo – 2006
Utah’s Hogle Zoo – 2006
Franklin Park Zoo – 2006
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay – 2008
Louisville Zoo – 2008
Dakota Zoo – 2008
Erie Zoo – 2008
Sedgwick County Zoo – 2009
Baton Rouge Zoo – 2010
Jackson Zoo – 2010
Zoo Atlanta – 2010
Indianapolis Zoo – 2011
Virginia Zoo – 2011
Cincinnati Zoo – 2012
Kansas City Zoo – 2012
Jacksonville Zoo – 2014
Philadelphia Zoo - 2014 (trail system)
John Ball Zoo – 2014
San Diego Zoo Safari Park – 2014
Woodland Park Zoo – 2015
Phoenix Zoo – 2015
Cleveland Zoo – 2016
Denver Zoo – 2017
Nashville Zoo – 2017
Tulsa Zoo – 2017
Knoxville Zoo - 2017
Detroit Zoo – 2017
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