There's a 10-year renewal plan for the Zoo which starts with a major renewal of the oldest facilities and improved maintenance. The slide shows the Kids' Farm due in 2004, Asia Trail I (which occupies the area from the panda pen to the entrance) for 2006, Asia Trail II (which includes the elephant and hippo sections) for 2007, and North Americas Trail for 2009.
Zoo renewal: The Exhibits. Showed renovations like the bald eagle refuge, the small clawed otters, and giant octopus. Also a new exhibit for the blue crab.
Zoo renewal: The Animals. Showed new arrivals for lions, howler monkeys, and eagles. Also expanded breeding of endangered species.
Funding NZP. Showed that 70 percent of funding comes from the federal government, which pays for staff salaries and expenses as well as the facilities capital program. The remaining 30 percent comes from private groups including FONZ, the Smithsonian, nonfederal grants, contracts, and scientific grants. Another slide showed that federal funding for capital has increased from $6 million in 2001 to $18 million in 2003. Private funding is also up with FONZ raising $12 million for the Asia Trail and, in 2003, another $4 million for NZP pr ...More...
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