Memphis Zoo makes big plans as attendance dips
Although the capital and operating funds are separate, the new capital projects are expected to push attendance up, which raises more money for the zoo to operate.
Topic: Memphis Zoo
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April 2025
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February 2025
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Governor’s budget includes millions for Memphis Zoo, Downtown safety
Gov. Bill Lee’s inclusion of a proposed Downtown safety program comes as the city has embarked on a plan for hardening security on FedExForum game nights.
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December 2024
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Thanks to her role in ‘Mufasa,’ Pilar is a star
Hollywood sound designer Watson Wu spent a week in Memphis in 2022 recording sounds at the zoo for “Mufasa: The Lion King.”
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November 2024
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City, county collab raises $100M to help Memphians in poverty
The Memphis City Council will dig into the “cross-governmental” More for Memphis plan, solar arrays to power the zoo and more at their meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12.
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October 2024
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Two Sumatran tigers leaving Memphis Zoo
Two male Sumatran tigers are leaving the Memphis Zoo next week in efforts to continue breeding the endangered subspecies. Two females will remain here, with another male expected next year, zoo officials said.
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September 2024
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Le Bonheur team puts their heart into caring for Memphis Zoo bonobos
A hospital team arrived at the Memphis Zoo with a full-size ultrasound machine to perform and interpret EKGs for two of the great apes, an endangered species.
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July 2024
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Memphis Zoo funding new research center in Sri Lanka
Construction on the eco-friendly research station in Sri Lanka began in 2023 and is scheduled to open later this year.
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May 2024
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The grass menagerie: Memphis Zoo unveils vision for a new Veldt
As part of the zoo’s new comprehensive plan, they want to focus on “a naturalistic and immersive” experience for guests and a good one for animals, too.
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Memphis Zoo plans $250M in investments
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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April 2024
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Gallery: A live look at the solar eclipse
Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber photographed the eclipse, and those watching the eclipse, on Monday, April 8, 2024, at the University of Memphis and Overton Park.
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At Memphis Zoo, people and animals soak in solar eclipse
There was an undeniable buzz inside the Memphis Zoo as attendees waited for the partial solar eclipse to hit its maximum percentage.
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March 2024
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Fenced-off area of Overton Park to reopen
For decades, a dozen acres of old-growth forest have been separated from Overton Park by a chain-link fence, but the area could reconnect to the park’s existing trail system by the end of the year.
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February 2024
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Solar panels at Memphis Zoo could be first for city
The Memphis Zoo consumes more than a tenth of all the power used at city-owned facilities, not including the city’s wastewater treatment plants.
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Memphis Zoo’s vet hospital to undergo renovations
The announcement of the renovations comes after a two-year fundraising push, the goal of which was specifically to update the hospital.
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December 2023
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Wrapper’s delight: A guide to Memphis holiday gifts
Give the gift of locally made products or unique Memphis experiences this holiday season. Need ideas? Our staff gift guide is here to help.
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November 2023
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The To-Do List: Holiday lights, holiday shopping and ice skating at AutoZone
This week, there’s a Miracle on Broad Avenue, Lord T & Eloise get aristocrunk at Railgarten and we’ve got a hot tip on photos with Krampus.
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September 2023
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Memphis Zoo pushes online-only general admission tickets
The Memphis Zoo has made a push to primarily sell general admission tickets online.
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Layoffs hit education department at Memphis Zoo
Workers say about 25 employees were affected, although a statement from the zoo did not specify the number.
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July 2023
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Zoo parking lot reconfiguration begins
The parking lot is the first part of a broader plan to end overflow zoo parking on the Overton Park Greensward sometime next year and turn more than 17 acres of zoo land to the Overton Park Conservancy.
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June 2023
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Red pandas born at the Memphis Zoo
Memphis has not had a red panda birth since June 2015.
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May 2023
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Two rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Memphis Zoo
Sumatran tigers are part of the Sunda tigers — a subspecies that existed across the Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are 400 left in the wild.
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April 2023
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Ya Ya heads for retirement in China
After a 20-year stint at the Memphis Zoo, Ya Ya returns to Shanghai, China, accompanied by the zoo’s senior veterinarian and chief zoological officer.
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Now that Ya Ya is leaving, what’s next for the Memphis Zoo?
The Memphis Zoo may put Asiatic bears in the day rooms that once housed the famous pandas that captivated crowds for 20 years.
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March 2023
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20 years ago, two giant pandas came to Memphis and made an enormous impact
As Ya Ya and Le Le prepare to return home to China in the coming months, Memphis Zoo officials are preparing to make an official bid for a new mating pair of pandas.
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February 2023
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Giant panda Le Le remembered as ‘easygoing, playful’
A somber mood hovered over the China exhibit as the Memphis Zoo grieves the death of Le Le, its male giant panda.
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