Sacramento Zoo New Species for Sacramento Zoo
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If it's not much different from when I was there a couple weeks ago, it's small. I'm not sure the barrier wall would effectively contain either species the way I saw it... may well have changed.
The Meerkat exhibit is larger than the Aardvark exhibit, which is disappointing. The Coati exhibit seemed like it wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that good either, kind of in the middle. Also, while this thread has sort of morphed into a discussion about changes at the Sacramento Zoo, I will bring up the possibility of the Zoo moving to the old site of Sleep Train Arena.
@Anteaterman I apologize for primarily being the one that switched from the thread's topic. But yes I did read about the sleep train area idea. I makes sense but would almost certainly cost a TON of money. Then again, moving a zoo will be expensive regardless.
Sorry if you felt that you changed the primary focus of the thread!
Moving the zoo would cost a lot of money, and if they ever decided to move it, it would happen years from now.
They estimate the new facility wouldn't be open until 2027Sorry if you felt that you changed the primary focus of the thread!
The zoo's website's map has updated to include the okapi and meerkat exhibits...
https://www.saczoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SZS_Brochure_map_3Panel-Print.pdf
https://www.saczoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/SZS_Brochure_map_3Panel-Print.pdf
No coati on the map though, pretty much every other mammal is there, and there's space where the coati is...
The Meerkat exhibit has been opened.
Anyone seen it yet to confirm sizing for the Aardvark & Meerkat spaces?
I may be going over the following week, if the smoky weather clears up.
I sure hope it does... the smoke is awful. I heard Sac, San Francisco, and Turtle Bay Exploration Park have animals off exhibit for health concerns... Folsom and Fresno Chaffee I suspect do too. Don't blame them either.
I hope that the off exhibit areas are able to keep out the smoke.
I know Turtle Bay and Sac do, been in them. I would assume SF and Fresno do as well, they're big enough facilities. Folsom I don't know.
Does the Sacramento Zoo have some sort of Behind-the-Scenes tour or something?
Not that I'm aware, I was with a special group from Turtle Bay Exploration Park (volunteered in the animal care department). Got to see the education animal building (including almost all the education animals), the main kitchen area, and a few other minor bts areas.
The nation's top tamandua breeder (or one of the top breeders) is Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona desert is a dry climate for sure so I don't think that's a valid explanation.