Woodland Park Zoo Woodland Park Zoo News - 2022

Kamaria, one of the zoo’s lionesses, will be moving to Zoo de Granby very soon. The last day to see her out on habitat is on October 17th. A new male lion will be transferred to Woodland Park Zoo next week to join, Kamaria’s sister, Ilanga.

Good luck Kamaria! Au revoir!

On October 21st, the zoo announced they reacquired a (1.0) African lion named Tandie from Oakland Zoo in California. He was originally born at the facility in 2014.

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Homecoming King: Tandie returns home to Woodland Park Zoo!
 
The zoo's longtime Asian Elephant, Bamboo, passed away Tuesday at the Oklahoma City Zoo at the age of 56. It is worth pointing out in the Seattle Zoo thread, because she spent nearly fifty years in Seattle, with a 10-month stay at the Point Defiance Zoo in the mid-2000s. She had animal abuse protests and an inadequate life at the zoo for many years, before finally leaving Seattle in 2015.
 
The zoo's longtime Asian Elephant, Bamboo, passed away Tuesday at the Oklahoma City Zoo at the age of 56. It is worth pointing out in the Seattle Zoo thread, because she spent nearly fifty years in Seattle, with a 10-month stay at the Point Defiance Zoo in the mid-2000s. She had animal abuse protests and an inadequate life at the zoo for many years, before finally leaving Seattle in 2015.
Who are you to say she had an inadequate life at the zoo?
 
Bear cubs on display together:

‘Best buds’: Rescued bear cubs make public debut together at Woodland Park Zoo

Juniper, a female brown bear, and Fern, a female grizzly bear, were both born this past winter.

Fern was rescued as an orphan in Montana. She arrived at the zoo in October and can be distinguished from Juniper by her “longer snout and smaller stature.”

Juniper was found roaming alone near an air force base in Anchorage, Alaska and met the public for the first time in August, according to WPZ. She currently weighs 256 pounds, significantly more than Fern.
 
Article on new exhibit (Forests for All):

New exhibit featuring faces of the forest is coming to the Woodland Park Zoo

The Woodland Park Zoo has announced that it has selected a Seattle-based architecture firm to design its new Forests for All exhibit which will feature tree kangaroos, red pandas, colorful birds, reptiles, invertebrates, and more.

The new Forests for All exhibit will be built on the site of the former Day and Night exhibits.

The exhibit, which will feature vulnerable and endangered animals from forests of the world, is expected to open in 2026.

Oh what, I didn't hear of this till now. That's amazing! I was so sad when the Day House was damaged from the Fire and was wondering if anything would ever replace it since it's been so long.
Also side note, I love that the Motto for "Forests for All" is how we're all connected by the Forest, while Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavillion is how we're all connected by the Ocean, and for both its how even though we're in different parts of the world, it's all facing the same problems. That's a sweet, unintended way to connect the two. Can't wait for this!
 
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