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PAKMan said:
^ Red pandas and lynx never had on-exhibit indoor space, but I'm sure both of them had off-exhibit dens they could go into. Snow leopard (at least at one point) had an indoor space but I think over the years they had an exclusive off-exhibit indoor space.
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I think @ChunkyMunky pengopus is suggesting that these species may get brand new indoor spaces in the new building, considering the jaguar and severals last inhabited those spaces and will not be added back, and the zoo never clarified what would happen that side of the buildings interior so its certainly a possibility. I certainly hope this is the case as I'm not sure what else those spaces would become.
 
MeiLover said:
The zoo recently opened up a carnivore keeper position. Some of the species mentioned the keeper would work with are red pandas, snow leopards, and Canada lynx. Those must be the other inhabitants of the Pepper Family Wildlife Center.
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To reiterate, the imposing KOVLER LION HOUSE versus the diminutive Pepper Family Wildlife Center.
 
The lynx, snow leopard, and red panda coming back are expected. But glad that the confirmation is definite.

No more tigers. You are best going to Brookfield if you want to see that particular big cat moving forward. Most of its former space is all for the lions alone.
 
For me its a kind of weird to put "winter-proved" species in an exhibit like this. Wouldn't it make more sense to use the indoor area (and of course the including outdoor enclosures) for lions and smaller tropical predator species only?
 
The zoo announced on its Facebook page that the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo's outdoor area will be closing temporarily to accommodate breeding season for the black-crowned night herons. The animals, which are endangered in Illinois, call Lincoln Park Zoo home and tend to nest in the children's zoo (I remember the zoo closed off the viewing window for the red wolves once because the birds kept defecating, I'm assuming on guests, as their nests were right over the window). It should reopen after breeding season is over.
 
PAKMan said:
The zoo announced on its Facebook page that the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo's outdoor area will be closing temporarily to accommodate breeding season for the black-crowned night herons. The animals, which are endangered in Illinois, call Lincoln Park Zoo home and tend to nest in the children's zoo (I remember the zoo closed off the viewing window for the red wolves once because the birds kept defecating, I'm assuming on guests, as their nests were right over the window). It should reopen after breeding season is over.
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Odd, they've never closed off the Children's Zoo before for this, even when the night-herons were nesting.
 
The zoo posted on its Facebook page that the Pepper Family Wildlife Center, in addition to lions, will also house snow leopards, red pandas and Canada lynx (a different species than the one they had previously - before the renovation the zoo had Eurasian lynx). We already knew this thanks to that job posting but it's nice to have official confirmation from the zoo.

EDIT: The zoo has a link on its website that I didn't realize until after I made this post: We’re Not Lion: Pepper Family Wildlife Center Opening Fall 2021 - Lincoln Park Zoo
 
A new species of Lynx is interesting at least. Not surprised the job listings gave away what animals to expect (bye bye puma and tigers).

This is probably one of my most anticipated new exhibits for a while due to them finally knowing what lions want out of their own exhibit. All the extra space should guarantee a decent sized pride for future generations moving forward.
 
Here are some photos of the construction the zoo has posted on social media. Things are progressing fast and the exhibit looks very promising. Exciting stuff!6815AD6D-24B5-48BA-8547-901CA7DFE2C4.jpeg 7EF17947-EB65-4BEB-B061-DDCD0092BFB7.jpeg D87EBDF9-686B-447E-8F61-956680004397.jpeg
 

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The best part is that the moat is long gone. Which leaves less room for accidents and feels more like a true habitat.

This makes me wonder if the Lynx, Snow Leopard, and Red panda exhibits will get any slight changes in the end.
 
Tapir Master said:
The best part is that the moat is long gone. Which leaves less room for accidents and feels more like a true habitat.

This makes me wonder if the Lynx, Snow Leopard, and Red panda exhibits will get any slight changes in the end.
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I honestly disagree to an extent. If they were able to do a moat for POLAR BEARS AND GORILLAS, they should do the same with lions, but in a smarter way to prevent accidents. For instance, maybe the moat slopes down, much like North Carolina's lion habitat. I am against moats with steep drops, but I am OK with moats that slope down.
 
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