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Experience Utah wildlife 'like never before' at new, multi-million dollar Hogle Zoo exhibit

A $22 million, three-acre exhibit is coming soon to Utah’s Hogle Zoo. A $22 million, three-acre exhibit at Utah's Hogle Zoo is set to open at the Aline W. Skaggs Wild Utah exhibit, which will feature species like cougars, badgers, and bighorn sheep. The exhibit will include up-close and personal experiences with these species, teaching guests how to sight and care for Utah's native wildlife. It will also feature the Norma W. Matheson Education Animal Center, housing over 100 ambassador animals, a center for the Boreal Toad conservation project, and an interactive kitchen for guests to learn about diverse animal diets. The zoo also features hands-on conservation activities, including creating seed pods, bird houses, and hummingbird feeders.

Experience Utah wildlife 'like never before' at new, multi-million dollar Hogle Zoo exhibit

ที่ตีพิมพ์ : 4 อาทิตย์ที่แล้ว โดย Megan Brugger ใน Science

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A $22 million, three-acre exhibit is coming soon to Utah’s Hogle Zoo.

The new Aline W. Skaggs Wild Utah exhibit will feature species like cougars, badgers, and bighorn sheep — all to “experience Utah wildlife like never before,” the zoo said.

The exhibit will include up-close and personal experiences with the various species, teaching guests how to sight and care for Utah’s native wildlife.

According to the zoo, in Utah Wild you will find the following:

• And what the zoo calls “ambassador animals”

The exhibit will also feature the Norma W. Matheson Education Animal Center, set to house more than 100 ambassador animals part of a traveling school outreach program.

Additionally, the center will contain the Utah Amphibian Conservation Room, serving as a hub for the Boreal Toad conservation project — a local conservation initiative. There will also be an interactive kitchen for guests to learn about diverse animal diets.

According to the zoo, the exhibit will also feature an outdoor classroom for guests to engage in hands-on conservation, creating seed pods, bird houses, planting pollinators, and hummingbird feeders.


หัวข้อ: Wildlife

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