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On October 25th, it was announced that the zoo acquired a (1.0) Hoffmann's two-toed sloth named Foley from the Pueblo Zoo in Colorado.

Pueblo Zoo - Foley, the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth will be...

On November 1st, the zoo announced that Ashley Sheppard, Collection Manager of Asian elephants, has passed away at the age of 35 due to a short battle with gastric cancer.

It is with incredible sadness and... - Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Donations to support the Sheppard family., organized by James Difulio
 
0.1 Red River Hog 'Zena' has arrived from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to be paired with the zoo's sole male, Nile after his brother Zambezi passed last year.

Announced on socials.
 
Milwaukee Man said:
The next planned project for the Zoo is an African Savanna, highlighted by giraffes and the potential return of lions.

Giraffes may be coming to Syracuse zoo, with lions possibly following
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Interesting to see them going through with an African Savanna. I have to question, though, how much it's worth expanding for. The camel and red river hog exhibits are combined just over an acre, which is plenty of space for a very respectable giraffe complex and would be a much more affordable proposal. There's also a little more than an acre of space between the gray wolf and takin exhibits, both of which wouldn't be overly missed if they wanted a more major Africa project.
 
Neil chace said:
Interesting to see them going through with an African Savanna. I have to question, though, how much it's worth expanding for. The camel and red river hog exhibits are combined just over an acre, which is plenty of space for a very respectable giraffe complex and would be a much more affordable proposal. There's also a little more than an acre of space between the gray wolf and takin exhibits, both of which wouldn't be overly missed if they wanted a more major Africa project.
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Apparently the project will take up unused land near the zoo's vet hospital, which is a very respectable plot of land combined with the current camel/red river hog exhibits.

"The exhibit would be located in a mostly unused area of the zoo to the south and southeast of the new animal health center. How much space it would occupy is not yet known, but that’s a key question in determining just how extensive the exhibit will be, including the number of giraffes who will roam there."

As for the species that would be included,

"Now the time is arriving for a project to make a home for giraffes — and gazelles, antelopes, African cranes and possibly even the return of lions."
 
Other Late January/February 2024 News:

On January 31st, it was reported that the zoo transferred a (0.1) Von der Decken's hornbill named Zuri to the North Carolina Zoo in North Carolina several months prior.

NC Zoo | Desert Dome Welcomes Pair of Rare African Birds

On February 6th, the zoo announced that they moved a (1.0) Fiji banded iguana Matuku to a new exhibit.

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On February 28th, the zoo announced they transferred a (0.1) red panda named Simone to another unspecified AZA facility.

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