Blank Park Zoo Blank Park Zoo Expansion

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The zoo has received enough funds to begin the first phase of its expansion plans that include an amphitheatre and an exhibit for a possible endangered species from Asia. They hope to open all of it in 2009.

Des Moines zoo hits fundraising milepost | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

 

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The Blank Park Zoo has now raised over $13 million towards its expansion plans:

Zoo gets $500,000 gift from Meredith foundation | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

 

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Here is a brochure with the zoo's masterplan. It doesnt zoom in well, but you get a feel for what they want the zoo to look like in the future.

http://northstarrcommunications.com/work-samples/pdfs/Zoo_Campaign_Broch.pdf

 

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A new outdoor red panda enclosure will be one of the first exhibits built in the zoo's new masterplan.

Red pandas will get outdoor exhibit at zoo | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register