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Wisp O' Mist said:
Louisville Zoo definitely doesn't have the room to build a premier elephant enclosure, though. They'd basically have to phase-out every other species in that section of the zoo (Aside from those who could be mixed with elephants, maybe), bulldoze everything, and then rebuild from the ground up.

Even then, they'd still be short on space if they wanted to exhibit a multi-generational breeding herd. They could probably squeeze in a bachelor herd, though? That being said, the AZA seems to favor zoos having the ability to exhibit both a breeding herd and a bachelor herd at the same time.

Anyone who says that elephants are going to come back to Louisville is dreaming, IMHO. The zoo would be far better off focusing on multiple smaller species over elephants. At least they wouldn't have to tear up a major portion of the zoo's footprint to do that.



Mikki and Punch are pretty tight (Understandable, considering that they've known each other for over thirty years), so I can see why Louisville didn't want to send them on to separate facilities. Even if Mikki is technically still a viable breeder.

It's a slamdunk PR win without the headache of trying to find a zoo with the room for another potential breeding elephant and a herd that's willing to possibly accept her. To say nothing of how both of Mikki's calves were bulls sired by Jackson.
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@Wisp O'Mist, I guess we are on the same page here. Realism all around and thanks for that bit of essential extra feedback! Much appreciated...
 
Smaggledagle said:
On May 18th, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (0.1) Masai giraffe named Blossom from Greenville Zoo in South Carolina*.

City of Greenville, South Carolina Government

* Information partially given by @Uwshuhd1 in the Greenville Zoo News thread (Page 9 Post #177) as the original link does not mention Louisville Zoo anymore (it did originally).
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Blossom has arrived, and she has been renamed Josie. The zoo also acquired a female maned wolf named Jessie from the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona.
Maned wolf returns, new giraffe arrives at Louisville Zoo
 
Sometime in 2025, the zoo announced they acquired a blue-crowned motmot from Audubon Zoo in Louisiana on March 26th, and acquired a (1.0) toco toucan named Theo, as well as transferred a (0.1) red-crowned crane named Ami Yuasa to Roger Williams Park Zoo in Rhode Island on May 18th. The zoo also announced that a (0.1) Malayan tapir named Sarah Marie passed away at age 30 on June 17th due to a decline in health, and a (1.0) grey-crowned crane named Freddie passed away on May 14th.

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