It's been discussed in this thread earlier, but the City has reached fundraising targets of $20 million for construction of the exhibit and a multi-year lease of the pandas.
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It's been discussed in this thread earlier, but the City has reached fundraising targets of $20 million for construction of the exhibit and a multi-year lease of the pandas.
Haliaeetus
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Arrival of 4.0 Domestic Sheep of the "Babydoll" breed.
San Francisco Zoo on Instagram: "New to the Family Farm! We welcomed a quartet of young male Babydoll sheep this week – two sibling pairs! Babydoll sheep may be small in stature, but big on personality! Stop by to see these rare breeds soon. #sfzoo #babydollsheep #farm"
San Francisco Zoo on Instagram: "New to the Family Farm! We welcomed a quartet of young male Babydoll sheep this week – two sibling pairs! Babydoll sheep may be small in stature, but big on personality! Stop by to see these rare breeds soon. #sfzoo #babydollsheep #farm"
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when did they send the tigers away?
Nile Hippo Expert
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Leanne, the zoo's last Sumatran Tiger, died of old age in March 2022.
The Zoo is to undergo a city sponsored audit of their finances and facilities which will take 9-12 months to complete.
Facing a city audit, SF Zoo says panda deal is in danger
Facing a city audit, SF Zoo says panda deal is in danger
Planning documents recently uploaded for proposed jaguar and panda exhibits.
Jaguar exhibit to be renovated from the previous sea lion exhibit. Notably for the panda exhibit, the entire Lion House is for pandas with 2 outdoor yards and 2 new dayrooms for indoor viewing.
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Panda record number: 2024-011135PRJ
Jaguar record number: 2024-011174PRJ
(Plans with renders in attachments)
Jaguar exhibit to be renovated from the previous sea lion exhibit. Notably for the panda exhibit, the entire Lion House is for pandas with 2 outdoor yards and 2 new dayrooms for indoor viewing.
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Panda record number: 2024-011135PRJ
Jaguar record number: 2024-011174PRJ
(Plans with renders in attachments)
So what'll happen to the lions then?
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Hmm, sounds about accurate for the zoo. They still haven't even finished Madagascar, if you can even call what they have done much of an upgrade.
Zoo adventures
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Chimpangeek mentioned that there is two lion exhibit at the SF zoo. There is still one that can be used for lions.
Both yards are going to be used for pandas according to the renderings.
No Lions, No Tigers, No Elephants, No Hippos, (almost No Monkeys).
But hey, at least they've got Pandas
@Chimpangeek: Coulnd't wrote it better myself (like your sarcasm)
The Zoo has gradually depleted its collection over the past few years, especially during and since the pandemic. In the last 6ish years they've gone from:
1. 8 monkey species to 2
2. 5 marsupial species to 2
3. 6 species/subspecies of cat to 4 (no more tigers)
4. No more wild camelids
5. No savannah antelope species
6. 3 species of large flightless bird down to 2
7. No more otters
8. No more pinnipeds
9. No more lesser apes
10. They just sent away their pygmy hippo- stupid move since Moo Deng has made Pygmy hippos really popular.
1. 8 monkey species to 2
2. 5 marsupial species to 2
3. 6 species/subspecies of cat to 4 (no more tigers)
4. No more wild camelids
5. No savannah antelope species
6. 3 species of large flightless bird down to 2
7. No more otters
8. No more pinnipeds
9. No more lesser apes
10. They just sent away their pygmy hippo- stupid move since Moo Deng has made Pygmy hippos really popular.
The zoo has temporarily closed its walk-through bird exhibits after a dead wild hawk found on zoo grounds tested positive for bird flu. No captive birds at the zoo have tested positive so far.
San Francisco Zoo Closes Aviaries After Bird Flu Is Found in Dead Wild Hawk | KQED
San Francisco Zoo Closes Aviaries After Bird Flu Is Found in Dead Wild Hawk | KQED
Proposed lion exhibit located west of the African savanna if the panda plan moves forward:
https://aca-prod.accela.com/CCSF/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Planning&TabName=Planning
Record: 2024-011389PRJ
https://aca-prod.accela.com/CCSF/Cap/CapHome.aspx?module=Planning&TabName=Planning
Record: 2024-011389PRJ
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So their contingency plan is to shoehorn a mediocre-sized entirely new exhibit from the ground up by carving out a chunk of an existing exhibit and forcing a re-route of their main path. Right. This whole panda deal is costing them more by the minute.
USZOOfan42
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Who needs a good zoo when we have pandas 
I would rather they send away the lions for now then give them this small exhibit which is the result of short term thinking. Its about a quarter acre from my quick estimate and only has one yard. This makes it just slightly larger than one of the 2 lion yards they currently have. To be honest none of this is shocking, but its sad that the zoo’s proposals for its future are so weak.
By the time everything necessary gets put in, I'm not sure it'll actually be larger than one of the existing exhibits. The suggested placement leaves very little flexibility in adjusting for issues related to nearby infrastructure. It's a downgrade either way as there is only space for one habitat. Also a nuisance for the carnivore keepers as it will be the only carnivore exhibit anywhere near that side of the zoo other than the Fossa in the primate complex.
Indeed. Though not really unexpected given they retain a director who had no prior zoo experience and continues to draw nothing but frustration from her staff...
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