Calgary Zoo Gateway to Asia Exhibit

An overhead image of the Gateway to Asia exhibit at the Calgary zoo, featuring artificial trees, logs, and rockwork throughout the habitat.

Gateway to Asia opened to the public in June of 2021. After successfully completing Panda Passage in this building several years ago, COST was contacted to assist the Calgary Zoo in renovating the exhibit to meet the needs of new inhabitants, two white-handed gibbons, and a Malayan tapir. Planned Changes to Gateway to Asia Exhibit…

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Fresno Chaffee Zoo – Warthog Exhibit

A lush green grass field in the new Fresno Zoo warthog exhibit, next to a large simulated rockwork wall and trees.

African Adventure, Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s signature African exhibit area, now includes a new addition with the warthog habitat opening. The exhibit was implemented in formerly unused zoo property across from the lions. The new ¼ acre warthog yard provides an expansive space, but also boasts several interesting animal enrichment items. COST’s Work on Fresno Zoo’s…

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Caribbean Coast Exhibit Construction at the Stone Zoo

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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Carmen Micale Retires After 44 Years at COST!

A group of men gather to celebrate the retirement of Carmen Micale, a seasoned 44-year COST veteran.

As destiny would have it, long-time superintendent Carmen Micale began his 44-year career with COST performing simulated rockwork in Milwaukee, and today, he completes his final work at the Milwaukee County Zoo elephant exhibit. Traveling the nation over four decades, his projects aligned full circle. Carmen started in exhibit fabrication in 1974 as a COST…

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