San Francisco Zoo San Francisco Zoo News 2020

[Jungle Man]

The latest news of the zoo:

3 Marsupials found dead:
2 wallaroos and a red kangaroo were found dead last week and the suspect is a mountain lion cub. The cub is at Oakland Zoo awaiting for its release after a medical checkup.

3 marsupials found dead at SF Zoo, a mountain lion cub is a suspect

You can post more news from this year in this thread.

 

[Jungle Man]

Here is an article about the current economic situation at the zoo. It also includes how Aquarium of the Bay, California Academy of Sciences and Steinhart Aquarium are doing.

‘You can’t furlough the animals’: SF Zoo and two aquariums are in desperate financial straits

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Here is an article about the current economic situation at the zoo. It also includes how Aquarium of the Bay, California Academy of Sciences and Steinhart Aquarium are doing.

‘You can’t furlough the animals’: SF Zoo and two aquariums are in desperate financial straits

There is individual Municipality and State shared responsibality for zoo animal collections.
Why is it not happening?

 

[Smaggledagle]

The zoo reopened to members only on July 13th, with everyone else having to wait until July 15th. The zoo will only have 50% capacity at its max, outside attractions are available only, people have to social distance, use hand sanitizer, wear masks, take food only from the restaurants and cafes in the zoo, and groups are prohibited from entering the zoo.

San Francisco Zoo To Reopen - San Francisco News

 

[Smaggledagle]

On July 24th, the zoo's oldest and tallest reticulated giraffe named Floyd has passed away. He was 18 years old and died due to joint degradation from aging and health decline.

San Francisco Zoo's Oldest, Tallest Giraffe Passed Away - San Francisco News

 

[Falcosparverius]

Did some searching regarding the zoo's construction (Madagascar exhibit and snow leopard exhibit) and found some interesting sites:

Instagram account of the contractor CA Bear Construction (their website does not appear to work). Images show some of the exhibit renders and the progress of concrete work.
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Portfolio of some of the signage that was designed for the projects. Some images of the signage are at the bottom of the page.
Wraps, Signs and Booth Builds - Adam Everton

A PDF of a master plan concept presentation. An interesting note is the relocation of the entrance and construction of a parking structure, which is planned to coincide with the closure of the road (Great Highway) that borders the western edge of the zoo because of coastal erosion.
https://nmsfarallones.blob.core.win...20191113-san-francisco-zoo-c4-vision-plan.pdf

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

I like the idea behind the oceanic park. Just when reading and looking into those masterplan documents I was struck how many - darn - roads intersect and surround the zoo allotment. It would be nice if the zoo, developers and city authorities would fix that too! I am glad though they plan on shutting the Highway along the coast. It is unsightly (allthough we have a lot of undesirable development close to our shorelines in the Netherlands ... a highway of sort all along the coast would be a definite no goer and total show stopper.

BTW: Just saw the movie Last Black Man in San Francisco. Rather revealing and telling story about the harbour precinct and how things have changed ...

 

[Hipporex]

The zoo recently put two five-year-old Aldabra giant tortoises (1.1) on display near the Komodo dragon. (https://twitter.com/sfzoo/status/1297272209518583809)

 

[Hipporex]

The zoo just announced the birth of two greater kudu calves (1.1). They'll be on exhibit with the rest of the greater kudus in the north savanna habitat.(https://twitter.com/sfzoo/status/1304853600787599360)

 

[Smaggledagle]

On October 15th, a 5-year-old ring-tailed lemur named Maki was reported stolen from his enclosure. The next day, the lemur was found in the playground of a local church by a 5-year-old boy. Said boy was given a lifetime zoo pass.

5-Year-Old Boy Finds Endangered Lemur Who Went Missing from the San Francisco Zoo

 

[MidwestFan]

Zura at San Francisco Zoo has died.

SF Zoo mourns loss of beloved gorilla Zura, known for her beauty, 'one-of-a-kind' personality