1/5 Chris R. 4 years ago on Google
My
first
disclaimer
is
that
the
staff
of
the
zoo
do
a
good
job.
So
don't
misunderstand
that
aspect.
The
Zoo
has
changed
over
the
years
from
my
childhood.
It's
gotten
so
much
cleaner
and
things
are
getting
fixed
or
rehabbed
(slowly
though).
This
is
the
only
positive
I
see
left
with
the
zoo.
Over
the
last
5-8
years
the
zoo
is
going
from
an
animal
showcase
to
more
of
a
"contribute
to
the
animals
to
save
them
in
the
wild"
live
infomercial...This
doesn't
sound
bad
but
you
should
have
the
animal
that
people
can
connect
with
so
they
see
why
they
should
donate.
Not
just
a
bunch
of
fluff
decor
and
signs.
The
bigger
animals
are
giving
way
to
the,
what
I
like
to
call
filler
animals.
we
don't
have
elephants
but
we
have
a
new
frog
now.
Really????
Kids
and
adults
like
the
usual
key
animals
Elephants,
Hippos,
gators,
Lions,
tigers,
bears,
(oh
my),
giraffe,
zebras
and
so
on.
It
seems
that
over
the
years
these
animals
have
dwindled
in
numbers,
been
just
removed
(elephants),
or
there
habitats
have
deteriorated
so
bad
that
they
are
nearly
a
joke
to
view.
The
zoo
is
spending
to
much
on
outside
decorations
and
less
on
Animal
Assets.
The
zoo
collects
very
high
admission,
Tax
money,
personal/corporate
sponsors
and
Grants/trust
money.
Where
is
this
all
going
then?....The
zoo
seems
to
have
stopped
with
heavy
construction
also
in
the
last
year
or
so.
Bear
grottos
all
closed
up
and
no
plans
to
address
or
baboon
island
sitting
abandon
and
so
on.
Even
once
exciting
things
like
dolphin
shows
are
now
disappointing.
These
shows
are
so
short
now
and
most
of
its
filled
with
talking.
I'm
not
saying
stop
informing
on
the
dolphins
but
I
can
watch
a
documentary
at
home.
Sadly,
you'll
see
lots
of
pointless
money
and
land
space
spent
on
a
Nature
walk
around
the
pond
they
have
also.
Sounds
odd
that
I
would
say
a
nature
thing
in
a
zoo
is
pointless,
right?...
Well
consider
that
the
zoo
is
surrounded
by
several
large
forest
preserves
already.
So
this
one
is
special
I
guess
because
you
have
to
pay
to
see
it.
This
on
top
of
the
many
old
dead
and
overgrown
areas
on
that
side
of
the
park
that
make
it
look
run
down
and
just
simply
make
more
areas
to
walk
around
with
nothing
to
see.
NOT
sure
on
the
thought
process
there.
Conclusion-
Don't
waste
your
money.
The
zoo
is
now
set
up
to
sell
you
on
donations
and
carnival
rides/attraction
shows.
In
stead
of
visiting
one
to
say
meet
an
elephant
in
person
and
experience
what
98%
of
people
will
never
be
able
to
experience
.
They'll
tell
you
about
their
plight
and
ask
you
to
donate
(i
mean
hey...the
picture
they
use
of
an
elephant
is
sad
looking).
Don't
worry
if
there
big
attraction
animals
people
come
to
see
either
are
off
exhibit
or
way
off
in
a
corner
out
of
sight....they
at
least
have
some
birds
and
insects
to
see
(
or
was
that
at
home
I
saw
those?????)
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