Id have to say I like this exhibit much more than Giants of the Savanna. Both of which I have spent considerable amount of time exploring. There is no elephant exhibit that allows visitor to be this up close with elephants and still give them plenty of space. The conservation message here is amazing, much better than Giants of the Savanna. There is also considerable amount of vegetation in the Mopani Range. Also what good is North Carolina and Dallas if they hardly have any mud? African Elephants spend considerable amount of time mudding, and this whole range is mostly mud. I think all of you should see the exhibit in person before you make any inaccurate statements about this fantastic new exhibit.
Id have to say I like this exhibit much more than Giants of the Savanna. Both of which I have spent considerable amount of time exploring. There is no elephant exhibit that allows visitor to be this up close with elephants and still give them plenty of space. The conservation message here is amazing, much better than Giants of the Savanna. There is also considerable amount of vegetation in the Mopani Range. Also what good is North Carolina and Dallas if they hardly have any mud? African Elephants spend considerable amount of time mudding, and this whole range is mostly mud. I think all of you should see the exhibit in person before you make any inaccurate statements about this fantastic new exhibit.
Just like you to try to start a fight BlackRhino. What "inaccurate statements" were made? I don't see how this could possibly better the Giants of the Savannah, though I haven't seen either.
The much criticized Elephant Odyssey allows visitors to get very close and gives the elephants plenty of space. Kansas City also achieves this as does the new DC exhibit. So unless Cleveland allows visitors to get a lot closer than I think, they are not unique in that regard.
We knew it would only be a matter of time before Black Rhino started doing cart wheels over Elephant Crossing.The "inaccurate statements" being made are called opinions and people are allowed to ones other than your own.Had our review of EC only consisted of enrichment of the elephants then it would have gotten an A,for it is outstanding in that aspect.Having seen the exhibits in Dallas,Nashville and now Cleveland it is our opinion that while Cleveland has put together a nice exhibit its not even close for the top spot.Dallas in a landslide.
I by no means feel like continuing this argument, but I just have to say EO is bone dry and DC is just all short cut grass. AEC actually has mud holes everywhere, forested areas, grassy areas, and sandy areas. So its one up on them in terms of substrate. Just saying, and the design of our enclosure encourages the elephants to move around all day. Its just frustrating when an exhibit that you have so much connection to, and have seen it develop over the past decade, and have anticipated its opening for years is just dismissed as average by people who have never seen it. But anyways, Im in no mood to argue with any of you so lets just leave it at that.
Those things about the other exhibits may be true, but the point remains the same. You made a statement as if it's a fact, when it's actually not true at all.
What is the conservation message that the new Cleveland Zoo elephant exhibit is sending, and how are they sending it? Exhibit graphics, live talks, some kind of interactive display? Does the Cleveland Zoo elephant exhibit have a direct connection with an elephant field conservation program (e.g., someway for visitors to donate to a project while visiting the exhibit?).
What is the conservation message that the new Cleveland Zoo elephant exhibit is sending, and how are they sending it? Exhibit graphics, live talks, some kind of interactive display? Does the Cleveland Zoo elephant exhibit have a direct connection with an elephant field conservation program (e.g., someway for visitors to donate to a project while visiting the exhibit?).
The overall angle they decided to go with is how elephants and human interact and use the same resources (Food, water, space, etc.) and the importance of people and elephants coexisting peacefully. This goes with the overall "Crossing" idea; the visitors have to pause so the entrance to the exhibit can be closed for the elephants to pass from one yard to the next.
This is unique amongst other zoos - not just focusing on poaching and their status as threatened species - but I'm not sure it was approached in the best and most effective way, as is my gripe with a lot of exhibits at Cleveland Zoo.
