Here's a article about it. Polar Bear Announcement | Utah's Hogle Zoo
New Otter at the Hogle Zoo. New Otter on Exhibit | Utah's Hogle Zoo
The Zoo currently has a temporary exhibit this summer called "Bugzillas". It's a series of giant animatronic bugs in the vain of the animatronic Dinosaurs from previous years.
Bugzillas | Utah's Hogle Zoo
Bugzillas | Utah's Hogle Zoo
Looking at the zoo map, it is startling at just how much of the facility has been built in the past dozen years and all of the progress has boosted the annual attendance to 1.2 million. From 1980-2005 the zoo was fairly stagnant and then the largest project in a quarter-century made its debut. Elephant Encounter (2005) paved the way for the brilliant Asian Highlands (2006), the money-making Conservation Carousel (2008), Rocky Shores (2012), kiddie splash area Lighthouse Point (2013), African Savanna (2014) and Creekside children's play area (2016). What's up next? The gorilla/orangutan yards are adequate but could possibly be modernized, and the Small Animal Building has a lot of species but is also a bit outdated.
Zoo Map:
https://www.hoglezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/zoo_map_lg.pdf
Zoo Map:
https://www.hoglezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/zoo_map_lg.pdf
When I visited in 2013 there was mention that the small animal complex would eventually be replaced with a modern facility called a "Biodiversity Center" or something like that.
The African savanna area was built where their previous native Utah animal complex and children's zoo were. Maybe those complexes will be replaced at some point?
Hogle Zoo's 2013 Master Plan list shows plans for a new primate habitat, a new tropical building, a flex exhibit hub, and a expansion for Asian Highlands.
What's going to be built next? We'll just have to wait and see.
Master Plan : https://www.hoglezoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Annual-Report-2013.pdf
Nothing on website or FB as yet. Would be great news if this has indeed come to pass. They are difficult to breed. I assume the arid and cold of Utah DOES suit Pallas' cat better.
Incidentally, on the website they still mention under species only 0.2 (as of June 2006). BTW: a keeper spent time studying them in the wilds of Mongolia with Cincin staff in 2009!
Incidentally, on the website they still mention under species only 0.2 (as of June 2006). BTW: a keeper spent time studying them in the wilds of Mongolia with Cincin staff in 2009!
I took a visit to the Zoo today, and while walking through the Small Animal Building there were curtains over the glass of an enclosure. There was a man with clipboard looking in between the curtains and taking notes. But the Wikipedia says they are in the SAB off display, so.....
Excellent breeding result!
One of the zoo's wolves, Neph has passed away. She was 14.
I have made a new thread call Hogle Zoo Talk. Because this chat is only about news, I thought we could use one for just talking about the zoo.
Hogle Zoo Talk
Hogle Zoo Talk
The two new polar bears are now display.
Two young polar bears make their public debut at Utah's Hogle Zoo
Two young polar bears make their public debut at Utah's Hogle Zoo
Rafferty, one of the Amur Leopard Cubs born in earlier this year, is leaving next week to become a companion with a male Amur Leopard Cub named Charlie(Axle) at the San Diego Zoo. Zeya and Roman will remain at the zoo, but the two may be off-exhibit while adjusting to Rafferty's move.