GraysonDP
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I'll put in Kansas City at 12
Ranking the Big Cat Exhibits
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Snow Leopard
- Bronx Zoo- 1986*
- Hogle Zoo- 2006
- Philadelphia Zoo- 2006
- Central Park Zoo- 2009*
- Dakota Zoo- 2008
- Woodland Park Zoo- 1982
- Roger Williams Park Zoo- 1996
- San Diego Zoo- 2015
- Oklahoma City Zoo- 1997
- Cincinnati Zoo- 2012*
- Memphis Zoo- 1993*
- Calgary Zoo
- Milwaukee County Zoo- 2005*
- Blank Park Zoo- 1999
- Saint Louis Zoo- 1976
- Idaho Falls Zoo
- Los Angeles Zoo- 1993*
- Brookfield Zoo- 1934* (Renovation in 1990)
- Toronto Zoo- 1982*
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo- 1996
- Toledo Zoo- 1997*
- Akron Zoo- 2005
- Great Plains Zoo- 1990s
- Zoo Boise
- Cape May County Zoo- 2013
- Assiniboine Park Zoo
- Buffalo Zoo- 2002
- Sacramento Zoo
- Stone Zoo
- Chattanooga Zoo- 2006
- Lake Superior Zoo
- Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999
- Lincoln Children’s Zoo
- Seneca Park Zoo
- Potter Park Zoo
- Tulsa Zoo- 1960s (new exhibit opening this year)
- Sunset Zoo- 1960s
- Louisville Zoo- 1969
- Rio Grande Zoo
- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1977
- Racine Zoo
- Cleveland Metroparks Zoo- 1978*
- Miller Park Zoo
- Chahinkapa Zoo
I believe in this case ssp = subspecies. Amur is the only focus right now. A few zoos (Columbus, Alabama Gulf Coast, and Southwick's) have African but they're almost gone. North Chinese and Persian are kept only at the Exotic Feline Breeding Compound and as far as I know there won't be programs with them because the AZA neglected to take the chance when it was a viable option. Besides those, you have your generic and your black leopards floating around.
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Oops Denver goes at 38 for snow leopardsand Lee Richardson gets near the bottom for snow leopards and cougars
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Jaguar
- Woodland Park Zoo- 2003
- Jacksonville Zoo- 2004*
- Los Angeles Zoo- 2015
- Living Desert- 1995
- Philadelphia Zoo- 2006
- Saint Louis Zoo- 1976
- Zoo Miami- 2008*
- Alexandria Zoo- 2013
- Palm Beach Zoo- 2004
- San Diego Zoo- 2009
- Audubon Zoo- 1998*
- Oklahoma City Zoo- 1997
- Houston Zoo- 2010*
- Mesker Park Zoo- 2008
- Tulsa Zoo- 1997
- Toronto Zoo- 1987
- Cameron Park Zoo- 2005
- Little Rock Zoo- 1982
- Reid Park Zoo- 1996
- Memphis Zoo- 1993*
- Turtle Back Zoo- 2013
- Sedgwick County Zoo- 1980
- Milwaukee County Zoo- 1961* (Indoor in 2005)
- Happy Hollow Zoo- 2010
- Fort Worth Zoo- 2001*
- Stone Zoo- 2002
- Ellen Trout Zoo
- Chattanooga Zoo- 2000s
- Rolling Hills Zoo- 1999
- Phoenix Zoo
- Montgomery Zoo
- Abilene Zoo
- Baton Rouge Zoo- 1971
- San Antonio Zoo
- Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo- 1977
- Sacramento Zoo
- Elmwood Park Zoo
- Lee Richardson Zoo
- Erie Zoo
- Lincoln Park Zoo- 1912*
That is correct. However I am referring to subspecies and not Species Survival Plan. @GraysonDP
Just so you have the most correct information, Little Rock Zoo houses Malayan tigers, at least as of my visit in 2015 the KC Zoo has Sumatran not Amur, and Memphis houses a couple of breeding Sumatrans as well as 3 non-breeding Bengal mixes.
Snow leopards: unless something changed very recently, Racine doesn't have snow leopards - they used to though a long time ago. You also missed the NEW Zoo in Green Bay, which if you look at photos in the gallery, I would imagine you'd put close to the bottom of your rankings.
Having seen both Buffalo and Erie Zoo's Amur Tiger exhibits, I would put Buffalo ahead of Erie. To me, Erie is like a box exhibit exposing the tiger at all time. Buffalo has more trees and even a moat if the tiger wants privacy. They also have the updated pool, thanks to the polar bear cubs using the space a few years ago. Erie Zoo's back wall may be more naturalistic, but it's still mock rock.
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum is number nine for pumas??? No, they are easily number one or two. I love Northwest Trek (all of it including puma exhibit) so I will agree to keep that at number one. But ASDM needs to slot in right behind at number two. Just look at the photos in the gallery.
Is there a small cats list like this?
No because the sad truth is there are not enough good small cat exhibits to make a species by species list (except maybe for bobcats). However there are two related threads that will include small cats along with big cats.
Zoos with the Best Cat Collection
Best Cat Exhibit in USA
After #5 on the leopard list, it significantly goes downhill...
For snow leopards, I'd rank St. Louis, OKC, and LAZ above San Diego. Also Rosalind Gifford has them, and I think theirs is better than Biffalo.
Could also do a clouded leopard list, there are some great ones.
For snow leopards, I'd rank St. Louis, OKC, and LAZ above San Diego. Also Rosalind Gifford has them, and I think theirs is better than Biffalo.
Could also do a clouded leopard list, there are some great ones.
Milwaukee had cheetahs