Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Master Plan Revealed At Last

Looks pretty nice. Personally I am not a fan of the new layout, and would rather the exhibits loop back to the main path.
  • The orangutan exhibit looks similar to Toyota Elephant Crossing at the Denver zoo, given that their appears to be islands for the apes in the moats of larger exhibits (tapirs or asian rhino I imagine).
  • Wild Florida seems basically to be the same kind of exhibit as at Zoo Tampa, yet its important to display the unique wildlife of Florida. I do like the manatees being the entry exhibit. Its much different than most zoos with sea lions/flamingos; and actually showcases their conservation work.
  • I cannot read much of the text yet around the perimeter of the giraffe exhibit it appears to say "elephant trail." I don't know if thats correct, yet if it is then I am imagining something like at the National Zoo. The elephant/giraffe flex yard sounds good, yet I wish the zoo would commit this space solely to the elephants who have an average exhibit as of now. Maybe even below average now as it is less than an acre in size. Given the zoos climate, they definitely should continue to have elephants and have the room to give them a great home. We will see.
 
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