Memphis Zoo plans $250M in investments
The zoo hopes to improve the African elephants’ and giraffes’ habitats; a preliminary case statement for the 20-year plan called the existing facilities “dated” and said that the exhibit doesn’t have enough space for new and improved levels of animal care. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special To the Daily Memphian file)
The first phase of the new, comprehensive campus plan would be a $75 million update to the zoo’s Africa exhibit, which was described in zoo documents as “dated.”
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Kambui Bomani is the general assignment and breaking news reporter for The Daily Memphian. He is a graduate of Jackson State University’s multimedia journalism program and earned a master’s degree in digital journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. His work has been published in Pro Football Focus, The Southside Stand, HBCU Legends, FanSided and Wisconsin Sports Heroics.
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