Last year, the world-renown
St. Louis Zoo kicked off a $120-million campaign called "The Living Promise", which goals are to build new and habitat-friendly exhibits for the zoo's animals and for visitors to have the ultimate zoo experience. One of the exhibits, The Sea Lion Sound, is already under construction and is set to open in 2012. See progress photos
here.
To see a complete list of new exhibits in the works go to
The Living Promise Campaign. Below are cool animated video renderings of some of the new exhibits proposed.
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Sea Lion Sound
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Polar Bear Point
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Grizzly Ridge
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St. Louis Zoo plans new bear, sea lion exhibits
BY DIANE TOROIAN KEAGGY| STLtoday.com | Posted: Friday, June 4, 2010
St. Louis' animal kingdom is about to undergo some major renovations. The St. Louis Zoo plans to build new homes for its bears, sea lions, elephants and red pandas. The digs offer more space, bigger pools, shady trees and grassy lawns. The first project, Sea Lion Sound, is set to open in 2012 and will feature an underwater viewing tunnel, expanded saltwater pools and a new, 850-seat sea lion arena.
The new exhibits are part of "The Living Promise," the zoo's $120 million capital campaign. The money will also go toward new bathrooms, sewer and water lines, a maintenance facility and other infrastructure improvements as well as the zoo's growing endowment. The zoo already has raised some $74 million, including $5 million from Emerson — the single largest gift in zoo history. The zoo is continuing to seek money from corporations and individuals to meet its goal. Parking lot improvements and work on the elephant area are already under way.
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