Open-Topped Cougar Exhibits

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Of all the cougar exhibits that I have personally seen I've managed to come up with a list of 13 that have one thing in common and that is the lack of a roof. Two are found in Canada while the others are all in the United States and it seems that an open-topped cougar exhibit is perhaps slightly more common than people realize. Are there any others that I've missed or haven't seen?

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada)
Chattanooga Zoo
Cougar Mountain Zoo
Dakota Zoo
DeYoung Family Zoo
Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada)
NEW (Northeastern Wisconsin) Zoo
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Pine Grove Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo
White Oak Conservation Center
Wildlife Prairie Park
 
When I visited Out of Africa in 2010, I remember seeing an open-topped cougar habitat (the single cat shared the exhibit with a pair of black bears). However, I don't know if that is still the case today.
 
Milwaukee Man said:
When I visited Out of Africa in 2010, I remember seeing an open-topped cougar habitat (the single cat shared the exhibit with a pair of black bears). However, I don't know if that is still the case today.
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The puma has passed away and they no longer house that species.
 
I've now seen 17 open-topped Cougar exhibits, which is genuinely surprising considering this cat's notoriety for great leaps and bounds. The number is much higher than I would have expected.

Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Cougar – 1998
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (USA) – Cougar – 2005
B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada) – Cougar – 2006
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Cougar – 2008
White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Cougar – 2008
Cougar Mountain Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2009
Chattanooga Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2010
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Cougar – 2011
Dakota Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Pine Grove Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Wildlife Prairie Park (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Keepers of the Wild Nature Park (USA) – Cougar – 2015
GarLyn Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2018
Shalom Wildlife Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2018
Pairi Daiza (Belgium ) - Cougar - 2019
 
snowleopard said:
I've now seen 17 open-topped Cougar exhibits, which is genuinely surprising considering this cat's notoriety for great leaps and bounds. The number is much higher than I would have expected.

Greater Vancouver Zoo (Canada) – Cougar – 1998
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park (USA) – Cougar – 2005
B.C. Wildlife Park (Canada) – Cougar – 2006
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (USA) – Cougar – 2008
White Oak Conservation Center (USA) – Cougar – 2008
Cougar Mountain Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2009
Chattanooga Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2010
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (USA) – Cougar – 2011
Dakota Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Pine Grove Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
DeYoung Family Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Northeastern Wisconsin (NEW) Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Wildlife Prairie Park (USA) – Cougar – 2014
Keepers of the Wild Nature Park (USA) – Cougar – 2015
GarLyn Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2018
Shalom Wildlife Zoo (USA) – Cougar – 2018
Pairi Daiza (Belgium ) - Cougar - 2019
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Although at least two of these (NEW and DeYoung) no longer house Cougars.
 
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