US zoos closed due to COVID-19 and duration

ThylacineAlive said:
I'd be interested, yes!

~Thylo
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Patas Monkey
Common Squirrel Monkey
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
South African Sprinhaas
Hamadryas Baboon
Red Ruffed Lemur
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur
Domestic Donkey
Vervet
Tufted Capuchin
White-faced Capuchin
Sulawesi Crested Macaque
Crab-eating Macaque
Black-handed (?) Spider Monkey
Booted Macaque
Ring-tailed Lemur
Rhesus Macaque
Japanese Macaque
Aoudad
White-nosed Coati
South American Coati
Patagonian Cavy
Domestic Chicken
Domestic Horse
Domestic Cow
Domestic Pig
Alpaca
Nilgai
Domestic Pigeon
Leopard
Goldfish
Common Marmoset
Geoffroy's Cat
Red Kangaroo
Red-footed Tortoise
Russian Tortoise
Green Iguana
Corn Snake
Common Blue-tongue Skink
Central Bearded Dragon
-a reef tank
-an Asian river tank
Green Anole
Brown Anole
Long-tailed Grass Lizard
White's Tree Frog
Common Leopard Gecko
Sugar Glider
Veiled (?) Chameleon
Painted Turtle
Black-tufted Marmoset
Ball Python
Carpathian Lynx
American Black Bear
Syrian Brown Bear
North American River Otter
Abdim's Stork
Gray Crowned Crane
Sandhill Crane
North American River Otter
African Lion
Amur Tiger
"Bengal" Tiger
Dromedary
Grant's Zebra
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Tanimbar Corella
Domestic Goat
Domestic Sheep
Zebra Finch
Domestic Budgerigar
Binturong
Vulturine Guineafowl
Northern Bobwhite
Snow Goose
Yellow-naped Amazon
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Nanday Parakeet
Indian Peafowl
Mute Swan
Erckel's Francolin
African Sacred Ibis
Blue Eared Pheasant
Demoiselle Crane
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Society Finch
Himalayan Monal
Golden Pheasant
African Spurred Tortoise
Giant Wood Rail (This was one of the most charming, active, and vocal zoo birds I have ever seen)
Blackbuck
Generic Giraffe
Common Ostrich
Emu
Greater Rhea
Egyptian Goose
Domesic Mallard
Domestic Muscovy Duck
Domestic Greylag Goose
Domestic Swan Goose
Ring-necked Pheasant
White-tailed Deer
Red Fox
North American Porcupine
Canada Lynx
Bobcat
Gray Wolf
Fisher
Whooper Swan
Striped Skunk
Woodchuck
Northern Raccoon
American Badger
 
More updates to report on today:
  • Zoo Idaho is closed until further notice
  • Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens is closed through 04/30
  • Metro Richmond Zoo is closed through 04/23
  • Mill Mountain Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Cougar Mountain Zoo is closed through 04/08
  • Leesburg Animal park is closed through 03/31 with the situation being reassessed on 04/01
  • Kentucky Down Under is closed through 04/02
 
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And several more updates:
  • Amarillo Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Capital of Texas Zoo is limiting capacity to no more than 10 guests at a time until further notice
  • The Texas Zoo is closed through 04/01
  • Wolf Haven International is closed through 05/01
  • Texas Reptile Zoo has postponed their spring opening until further notice
  • Flint RiverQuarium is closed until further notice
  • Heal the Bay Aquarium is closed until further notice
  • Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery is closed until further notice
  • Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is closed through 04/05
  • Glen Echo Park Aquarium is closed until further notice
  • Lupa Zoo has postponed their spring opening until 04/18
  • Medicine Park Aquarium & Natural Sciences Center is closed until further notice
  • Atlantic City Aquarium is closed until further notice
  • Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den is closed through 04/01
  • Charleston Marine Life Center is closed until further notice
  • Butterfly House & Aquarium is closed until further notice
  • Save the Bay Exploration Center & Aquarium is closed through 03/29
  • Puget Sound Estuarium is closed through 03/31
  • Sierra Safari Zoo is closed until further notice
  • SEA Discovery Center is closed through 04/27
  • Port Townsend Marine Science Center is closed through 04/30
  • Marine Science and Technology Center is closed until further notice
  • Westport Aquarium is closed through 03/31
By my counts there are now 326 facilities in the US known to be temporarily closed directly due to Covid-19, 1 permanent closure where Covid-19 may have been a contributing factor, and at least 13 facilities that remain publicly open to some extent.
 
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I received an email from Phoenix Zoo that membership expiration dates will be extended for the length of the closure. (In other words if your membership expires in June and the zoo ends up being closed two months your membership will not expire until August). I wonder if other closed zoos will institute similar policies?
 
Arizona Docent said:
I received an email from Phoenix Zoo that membership expiration dates will be extended for the length of the closure. (In other words if your membership expires in June and the zoo ends up being closed two months your membership will not expire until August). I wonder if other closed zoos will institute similar policies?
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From what I have seen, most AZA facilities are extending memberships. A good way to keep people remembering them and makes it more likely for people to visit once able to I think.
 
Arizona Docent said:
I received an email from Phoenix Zoo that membership expiration dates will be extended for the length of the closure. (In other words if your membership expires in June and the zoo ends up being closed two months your membership will not expire until August). I wonder if other closed zoos will institute similar policies?
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All of the ones I get e-mails from have. Elmwood Park is also doing a deal right now where you can renew or get a new membership, with different % of codes - 55% off is the biggest, then in intervals up to 0%, basically if you want to really support the zoo.


birdsandbats said:
Patas Monkey
South African Sprinhaas
Crab-eating Macaque
Booted Macaque
Geoffroy's Cat
Black-tufted Marmoset
Carpathian Lynx
Blue Eared Pheasant
Giant Wood Rail (This was one of the most charming, active, and vocal zoo birds I have ever seen)
Gray Wolf
Fisher
American Badger
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These all would have gotten a visit from me if I was closer; I'd drive several hours for the badger, lynx, geoffroy's cat, and springhaas!
 
Wynnewood is still open, despite the state requiring all non-essential businesses to locse. Lowe is claiming keeping the zoo open to the public is an essential business because they're a licensed rendering facility. That license expired years ago.
 
For a change I'll go ahead and list the facilities that are still open to my knowledge. This list is far less complete for a few reasons, although the biggest is that it's simply so difficult to track down small facilities and I have to decide if they're even worth including on the list. I'm trying to be comprehensive but I also have to consider "would most Zoochatters even consider this a zoological collection." So due to a combination of these factors I'll naturally miss a few facilities. If you know of a facility that's still open post it on the thread.
  • Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
  • Out of Africa Wildlife Park
  • Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium
  • Heritage Park Zoo
  • Bearizona
  • Zoo World
  • Lee Richardson Zoo
  • OBX Lizard Land
  • Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari
  • Wildife Safari
  • Lowcountry Zoo
  • Austin Aquarium
  • Capital of Texas Zoo
  • Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Zootah
 
Last updates of the day:
  • Wildlife Prairie Park is closed until further notice
  • David Traylor Zoo of Emporia is closed until further notice
  • K-State Insect Zoo is closed through 03/30
  • Prairie Park Nature Center is closed through 05/17
  • Ralph Mitchell Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Safari Zoological Park is open only by appointment until 03/27
  • Wright Park Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Global Wildlife Center is closed until further notice
  • Gone Wild Safari is closed until further notice
  • Zoosiana is closed until further notice
  • Indian Creek Zoo is closed through 04/13
  • Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary is closed through 04/10
  • Wildlife West Nature Park is closed until further notice
  • Hillcrest Park Zoo is closed through 04/06
  • Trailside Museums & Zoo is closed until further notice
  • New York State Zoo is closed until further notice
  • Wolf Conservation Center is closed through 04/30
  • West Coast Game Park Safari is closed until further notice
This update marks 345 facilities in the US known to be temporarily closed directly due to Covid-19, 1 permanent closure where Covid-19 may have been a contributing factor, and at least 17 facilities that remain publicly open to some extent.
 
Beginning today (March 26) and through at least mid April, Out Of Africa is changing their experience. The main walking path, which is a large circular dirt road, will be open as a self-drive instead. (Presumably the tram tours on their bus that go inside the safari habitat were stopped previously).
 
First batch of updates for today:
  • Little Rock Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/30, remains closed until further notice
  • Alaska SeaLife Center, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Los Angeles Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/19
  • Micke Grove Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/30
  • Reid Park Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Aquarium of the Pacific, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Steinhart Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Naples Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Aquarium of Boise, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/20
  • Zoo Atlanta, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Blank Park Zoo, originially set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/07
  • SEA LIFE Michigan, originally set to reopen 03/30, has extended it's closure through 04/17
  • National Aquarium in Baltimore, originally set to reopen 03/27, has extended it's closure through 04/26
  • Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, have extended their closures through 04/07
  • All Audubon Nature Institute Facilities, originally set to reopen 03/28, remain closed until further notice
  • Detroit Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/30
 
A second set of updates today:
  • St. Louis Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/22
  • Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, originally set to reopen 03/27, remains closed until further notice
  • Lake Superior Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/30
  • Reptile & Amphibian Discovery Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/27, has extended it's closure through 05/04
  • All Discovery Place locations, originally set to reopen 03/27, remain closed until further notice
  • Museum of Life & Science, originally set to reopen 03/28, remains closed until further notice
  • Duke Lemur Center, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/10
  • Riverside Discovery Center, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 05/01
  • Seacoast Science Center, originally set to reopen 03/28, remains closed until further notice
  • Adventure Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/28, remains closed until further notice
  • Seneca Park Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Utica Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Akron Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/07
  • Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • High Desert Museum, originally set to reopen 03/29, remains closed until further notice
  • ZooAmerica, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • South Carolina Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/30
  • Riverbanks Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/30
  • Tennessee Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/27, remains closed until further notice
  • Fort Worth Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/07
  • Moody Gardens, originally set to reopen 03/28, remains closed until further notice
  • Virginia Living Museum, originally set to reopen 03/31, has extended it's closure through 04/23
  • Virginia Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/30, remains closed until further notice
  • Virginia Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/30, has extended it's closure through 04/23
  • Northwest Trek, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Seattle Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Woodland Park Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Discovery World, originally set to reopen 03/31, remains closed until further notice
  • Racine Zoo, originally set to reopen 03/29, remains closed until further notice
 
And the final update, facilities that I missed/new closures:
  • Great Lakes Aquarium is closed through 05/01
  • Lehigh Valley Zoo is closed through 04/30
  • Henson Robinson Zoo has postponed their spring opening until further notice
  • Randall Oaks Zoo has postponed their spring opening to 04/07
  • Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is closed through 04/02
This update marks 351 facilities in the US known to be temporarily closed directly due to Covid-19, 1 permanent closure where Covid-19 may have been a contributing factor, and at least 16 facilities that remain publicly open to some extent.
 
Great Argus said:
The purpose of this thread is to watch how many zoos are affected and to what extent. Feel free to update, note this is for US zoos only.

Closed as of tomorrow, March 12:

Woodland Park - through March 31

Monitoring and may close depending whether the local situation gets worse:

Point Defiance
San Francisco
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
Zoo Miami
Zoo Atlanta
Oregon
Oakland
LA
National
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Add Brookfield Zoo in Chicago
 
Idk if this has been mentioned here but Santa Fe college teaching zoo has been closed since march 16. I don’t remember until when.
 
JOSEPH E KOSIEK said:
Add Brookfield Zoo in Chicago
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Under the title of the thread, there's the # of pages that are in it. It can be helpful to look through a thread, or go to the last page, to see if something had already been mentioned :) In this case, there's only a couple of zoos in the USA that aren't closed now, with nearly 350 closed.
 
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