Memphis Zoo’s African elephant star of event to help endangered pachyderms
The zoo is hosting a couple of events related to elephants over the next couple of weekends.
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The zoo is hosting a couple of events related to elephants over the next couple of weekends.
Matt Thompson has the office of an expeditioner. The nook of a room, charmingly messy, is home to an aquarium with miniscule fresh shrimp just behind the desk, a small bronze statue of an elk (in commemoration to Teton Trek) and freshly muddied boots standing against the wall.
Ja Raffe has an important role to play in Utah, but that hasn’t stopped locals from bemoaning the move.
Jim Dean will be replaced by former zookeeper — and longtime Memphis Zoo veteran — Matt Thompson.
According to the zoo, zookeepers spotted new wallaby tracks which led them to the missing mammal.
During an animal count, according to the zoo, it was noticed that one wallaby was unaccounted for. Wallabies are similar to kangaroos, but smaller.
“It’s neat seeing kids sitting at the edge of the pavement in awe when a kangaroo calmly comes up to them and sits. They’re intrigued by you, but not too interested.”
The multi-part deal between the Memphis Zoo, the City of Memphis and the Overton Park Conservancy includes a new North Parkway entrance for the Memphis Zoo as well as 300 parking spaces.
On this week’s On The Record podcast, Bill Dries is joined by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
The agreement, which also preserves the Overton Park greensward in its entirety, draws on a lot of the ideas that have been proposed individually during the years-long controversy. Zoo to turn over Old Forest, leave Overton Park greensward intact Related story:
Baby antelopes “Hinata” and “Zito” are the Memphis Zoo’s first babies of the new year.
Hundreds of native butterflies will be featured in a new exhibit, coming May 2022. There’s also time to take in the Zoo Lights display and ice skating, open through New Year’s Day.
City Council member Jeff Warren is leading the talks that hope to raise additional money for a parking solution that leaves the Overton Park greensward as it is.
Get your costumes and your going-out clothes ready. This week’s Halloween edition of The To-Do List has lots of options you can dress up for, some spooky and some not.
The hint of political pressure and/or lack of political will hangs over North Parkway at McLean like the smell of elephant and donkey dung on a hot summer day.
City Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen talked with The Daily Memphian about the factors that led the city and zoo to return to a parking plan that would take some of the Overton Park greensward and several trees. Listen to the interview.
The day after an announcement from the Memphis Zoo, that it would continue with its parking lot expansion plan, Citizens to Preserve Overton Park has already begun discussing strategies to combat the decision.
The city is moving ahead with plans to expand the Memphis Zoo parking lot and take part of the Overton Park greensward in the process, the zoo and the city announced Friday, Oct. 1.
Safety protocols include frequent sanitation and requiring staff to use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Our favorite photos this week include a Kroger employee who’s claiming a $1 million prize because she got a coronavirus vaccine; baristas at Memphis Zoo; new developments in Binghampton, and a tight spot at Torchy’s.
Memphis Zoo converts conference room into coffee café to expand the refreshment options for visitors.
The Memphis Zoo’s 37- year-old tradition, Zoo Rendezvous, returns Sept. 11 after being canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Our photographers grabbed some great shots of places and events around town. If you can’t be there, this is the next best thing.
On select Fridays and Saturdays through September, visitors can experience the zoo after the crowds have gone and nocturnal animals come to life.
Allowing three houses to be built in the backyards of an existing house or two would enable more than just “a handful of residents” to enjoy the “delights of living in Midtown Memphis,” the applicant states.