Caribbean Coast Exhibit Construction at the Stone Zoo

January 10, 2019
Caribbean Coast Exhibit features a giant artificial rockwork entry feature and animal exhibit with large, life-like stones, landscaping, and trees.

The latest exhibit at the Stone Zoo, Caribbean Coast, completes the second phase of the new entry and welcome plaza project. This $4 million upgrade features four distinctive areas. Flamingo Flats, a 6,400 square foot walk-through aviary with American Flamingos, Scarlet Ibis, Macaws, and endangered Jamaican Iguanas. Caribbean Coast offers the only exhibit in New…

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Aquarium Construction Complete at the Pacific Seas Aquarium, Point Defiance Zoo

October 10, 2018
A large underwater aquarium at Pacific Seas is filled with fish swimming throughout artificial shotcrete rockwork and vines with faux corals attached.

The new 35,000 sq. ft. Pacific Seas Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, highlighting the Pacific Ocean ecosystem, opened to the public on September 7th. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) members were able to visit the new aquarium as part of the annual AZA post-conference tour. Features of the New Pacific Seas Aquarium The $51.6 million…

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Calgary Zoo’s Panda Passage Exhibit Opens to the Public

July 16, 2018
A panda climbs along a fallen artificial tree trunk inside the Panda Passage habitat at Calgary Zoo.

The new $14,000,000 CDN Panda Passage exhibit at the Calgary Zoo opened this spring to tremendous crowds. The zoo animal exhibit replaced the former elephant building, which was transformed into a lush forest environment. The building roof was retrofitted to allow for numerous skylights. This enhancement dramatically improved sunlight for the natural plants that embellish…

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Exhibit Fabrication for the Wonders of Wildlife National Museum Grand Reopening

February 19, 2018
A look inside a large saltwater aquarium filled with fish, rocks, coral, and sand at the Wonders of Wildlife aquarium museum.

In October 2017, the newly expanded and remodeled Wonders of Wildlife Museum reopened to the public. The facility was recently recognized as the Best New Attraction in the USA Today 2017 poll. The enlarged 340,000-square-foot living museum includes both dioramas and a live collection of over 35,000 animals from around the world. The aquarium has…

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Arctic Tundra Exhibits at the Lincoln Park Zoo

October 10, 2017
A view inside the Arctic Tundra polar bear exhibit at the Lincoln Zoo. A public viewing area looks into the pool, half above and half under water, where the polar bears can swim in cool blue water.

The Lincoln Park Zoo recently opened the new $15 million Walter Family Arctic Tundra exhibit to the public. The new 11,000-square-foot zoological park exhibit includes both wet and dry Polar Bear habitats. The main view windows provide guests with a split view from underwater and into the dry exhibit space from the same vantage point.…

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