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Arizona Docent said:
Both the zoo director and the chief veterinarian left today. Whether they resigned or were fired is unclear from numerous articles. This article states there has been a high turnover rate at the zoo.
Oregon Zoo director, veterinarian leave | OregonLive.com

Does anyone in the northwest know what is going on at this zoo?
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Oregon Zoo's turnover rate, especially of established veteran workers, has been quite surprising. The plot thickens:

Oregon Zoo senior veterinarian says he was fired without explanation, former colleague praises him | OregonLive.com
 
Would not be too sure. I think / feel a council led zoo that hires in principle does so almost clueless to what is needed to be a zoo person management or otherwise.

Imagine, a Giuliani would seek to hire a botanist for the Bronx zoo …. (goodness forbid that …).
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
Would not be too sure. I think / feel a council led zoo that hires in principle does so almost clueless to what is needed to be a zoo person management or otherwise.

Imagine, a Giuliani would seek to hire a botanist for the Bronx zoo …. (goodness forbid that …).
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I did show him one of our landscapes at the zoo once. He was unimpressed :D
 
The link below has a colourful map that highlights 6 major projects that have already been funded and will be completed by 2020. The huge Elephant Lands complex, that is costing $57 million, takes up a large footprint within the zoo. Condors of the Columbia opens next week.

A new zoo | Oregon Zoo
 
Condors of the Columbia is basically open now, there are three males on display in a large, impressive aviary. They were feeding on a calf carcass this morning. The viewing areas are blocked off, but all the signs can be read and the enclosure is fully visible. Its a great addition to the Zoo's excellent Great Northwest exhibit.

The elephant area does appear to be huge, but I'm not sure if they actually removed much for it, or is this new land? The new polar bear exhibit is urgently needed. The penguin exhibit is also fairly new, but was a pretty disappointing development.
 
zooboy28 said:
Condors of the Columbia is basically open now, there are three males on display in a large, impressive aviary. They were feeding on a calf carcass this morning. The viewing areas are blocked off, but all the signs can be read and the enclosure is fully visible. Its a great addition to the Zoo's excellent Great Northwest exhibit.

The elephant area does appear to be huge, but I'm not sure if they actually removed much for it, or is this new land? The new polar bear exhibit is urgently needed. The penguin exhibit is also fairly new, but was a pretty disappointing development.
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Thanks for the updates, and Condors of the Columbia looks to be a terrific addition to a zoo that receives a massive 1.6 million annual visitors. Elephant Lands is utilizing an area that used to be home to elk and wolves, as well as adjacent land to the current exhibit.

The Penguinarium is not new and in fact it opened in 1959! There was a major remodeling job in the early 1980's and it recently closed for two years for a new water-filtration installation as well as repairs to the heating and air-conditioning units. The actual exhibit space has basically remained the same for more than 30 years and it pales in comparison to the Humboldt Penguin exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo just 2.5 hours to the north.
 
More has been released regarding the firings of the head vet and director. Apparently not disciplining people for stupid mistakes is grounds for firing. If thats the case then why havent those who made the mistakes been fired as well. I would think a mistake leading to the death of an endangered animal is worse then not punishing the person responsible for the death. I dont see why they werent punished themselves with something less severe than a firing, especially when the individuals actually responsible for the death have been allowed to keep their jobs. Still sounds weird to me.

Oregon Zoo firings: 'Sloppy' mistakes preceding Kutai's death weren't followed by review, discipline | OregonLive.com
 
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