Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park
Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park | |
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35°02′35″N 85°16′58″W / 35.0431°N 85.2829°W | |
Date opened | 1937[1] |
Location | Warner Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tennessee |
Land area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
No. of animals | 860 (2012)[2] |
No. of species | 148 (2012)[2] |
Annual visitors | 150,095 (2012)[2] |
Memberships | Association of Zoos and Aquariums[3] |
Major exhibits | Himalayan Passage, Gombe Forest, Corcovado Jungle, Walkin' the Tracks, Warner Park Ranch, Deserts of the World, Forests of the World, and Makazi Ya Twiga |
Public transit access | CARTA |
Website | www |
The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park (formerly the Warner Park Zoo) is a 13-acre (5.3 ha)
Exhibits and facilities
The most notable exhibit is the Himalayan Passage, which houses the zoo's
The Gombe Forest is a $2.1 million exhibit that is home to the zoo's
The Corcovado Jungle is home to animals from Latin America, including jaguars, spider monkeys, macaws, capybaras, kinkajous, and the prehensile-tailed porcupine. The La Selva Amazonica pavilion houses four different species of tamarins as well as Geoffrey's marmosets.
Desert dwellers such as fennec foxes, meerkats, and the sand cat, and forest animals including komodo dragons can be found in the Deserts and Forests of the World buildings.[5]
Walkin' the Tracks holds the zoo's North American animals, including bobcats, prairie dogs and white-tailed deer. Its theme is around a railroad in reference to Chattanooga's rail history. The Cougar Express has indoor viewing in a train car for the zoo's cougars.
The Warner Park Ranch is home to dromedary
A new front entrance complex opened in 2008, and includes new parking areas, a gift shop, restroom facilities, a concessions pavilion, and an endangered species carousel.
In May 2020, the zoo received three male reticulated giraffes, opening the Makazi Ya Twiga exhibit and completing Phase 1 of their "Reaching Great Heights" campaign and expansion.[7] It later obtained blue duikers in an indoor exhibit.[8]
The zoo also operates an intake wildlife rehabilitation facility that treats admitted animals until they can be transported to another local facility.[9]
Conservation
The Chattanooga Zoo is actively involved in conservation efforts, specifically the AZA's Species Survival Plan which manages the breeding, conservation, and welfare of endangered species throughout AZA accredited facilities in North America. The zoo has joined hands with
The future
The zoo is currently undergoing a five-phase, $12 million Master Plan that is transforming it into an excellent zoological facility. In the last 10 years, the zoo has expanded from 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) to its current 13 acres (5.3 ha). The Master Plan includes new exhibits and expansion of the animal collection to specifically include
Notes
- ^ a b c "History | Chattanooga Zoo". www.chattzoo.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "UPDATED: Chattanooga Zoo's famed chimp found dead". www.wrcbtv.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Deserts & Forests of The World | Chattanooga Zoo". www.chattzoo.org. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Warner Park Ranch | Chattanooga Zoo". www.chattzoo.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Fun facts about Chattanooga Zoo's new giraffes". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ Parker, Collins (July 30, 2020). "Chattanooga Zoo gets Blue Duikers". WFEF.
- ^ "Wildlife Rehabilitation | Chattanooga Zoo". www.chattzoo.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.