I've never fully understood the role and importance of the AZA. I know that they're important for creating a governing body for American zoos, but I still don't fully understand the ins and outs of what their role is. Also, how important is a zoo being AZA accredited? I've heard of big city zoos...
On January 8th, the zoo announced that a (1.0) common warthog named Randall (Patrick) passed away due to a decline in health caused by malabsorptive disease.
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
The purpose of this thread is to discuss my speculative plan for changes the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium can make going forward. Much of this is based on information I know about future zoo renovations (publicly shared), but also my own personal thoughts/opinions over the different regions of the...