These bears are elderly, and while it will be sad for the San Francisco Zoo community, the bears will pass away soon. Are there any plans for this area once these bears die?
These bears are elderly, and while it will be sad for the San Francisco Zoo community, the bears will pass away soon. Are there any plans for this area once these bears die?
These bears are elderly, and while it will be sad for the San Francisco Zoo community, the bears will pass away soon. Are there any plans for this area once these bears die?
I wouldn't count on "soon" being...well, soon. The zoo seems to -- outwardly, at least -- do a good job with their elderly animals. Ellie, the zoo's Eastern Black Rhinoceros, is in her forties. I believe that she's the oldest rhino currently in captivity.
But, like Mr. Brown, has said: There are no current plans that have been made publicly available outside of that damnable playground. I've mentioned this elsewhere, but Director Peterson has made oblique references to renovating the "Americas" section. Since all of the fauna from both Americas are located in this general area, it stands to reason that the back half of the zoo will be first to be demoed/reno-ed.
I suspect that a lot of the zoo's changes will still be derived from this now out-dated master plan. Note the inclusion of elephants.
I, for one, am still confused on how Director Peterson thinks the zoo is laid out in a hub and spoke format. It's all very haphazard.
DavidBrown said:
I think a new polar bear exhibit is the only thing that could get me excited about this zoo, but that doesn't seem likely to happen.
I nominally agree with you. Except in my case, any new exhibitry for the big cats, the chimps, or bears would be notable and worth applauding. I think I hate those cat grottoes more than anything.
I wouldn't count on "soon" being...well, soon. The zoo seems to -- outwardly, at least -- do a good job with their elderly animals. Ellie, the zoo's Eastern Black Rhinoceros, is in her forties. I believe that she's the oldest rhino currently in captivity.
But, like Mr. Brown, has said: There are no current plans that have been made publicly available outside of that damnable playground. I've mentioned this elsewhere, but Director Peterson has made oblique references to renovating the "Americas" section. Since all of the fauna from both Americas are located in this general area, it stands to reason that the back half of the zoo will be first to be demoed/reno-ed.
I suspect that a lot of the zoo's changes will still be derived from this now out-dated master plan. Note the inclusion of elephants.
I, for one, am still confused on how Director Peterson thinks the zoo is laid out in a hub and spoke format. It's all very haphazard.
I nominally agree with you. Except in my case, any new exhibitry for the big cats, the chimps, or bears would be notable and worth applauding. I think I hate those cat grottoes more than anything.
There have been at least two "master plans" developed for the zoo since the semi-ancient document you've linked to here. One was done in the late 90s, around the time San Francisco voters authorized many millions of dollars to " rebuild" the zoo. We all know how that turned out....
That said, at least a few elements of that plan were implemented: lemur forest, savanna, entry complex, children's zoo, restaurant.
Another master plan was in development when the tiger incident occurred, but as far as I know it was just sort of shelved afterwards. I'm not sure there is currently any real comprehensive plan now in use; certainly nothing that has been officially released to the public.
