Exhibits
by Amy Dee Stephens, Oklahoma City Zoo Bzzzz…..A little bee told me that NAI was seeking a platform for sharing ideas across the spectrum. Why? Zoos can learn from historic houses, nature centers can learn from art museums. The philosophy is that by sharing ideas and results, we all can flower. Cross-pollination. As anyone in [...]
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by Laura Beers, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam; Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a discouraging word; and the sky is not cloudy all day. Home on the Range is the state song of Kansas, and I know it quite well. Today, Kansas [...]
by Aimee Chlebnik - Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center Interpreters are champions of the “big idea”. Part of our responsibility in the world of zoos and aquaria is to help our visitors understand how individual species fit into a larger puzzle. For the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, moving away from interpreting solely bears and wolves [...]
by Laura Beers - Disney’s Animal Kingdom I was touring Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park ® for the first time as a new Cast Member and I was part of an all day training class about the park and its history. It was during this class that I learned about our logo and why the silhouettes [...]
by Terry Joyce and Allison Dusenbury, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Opening this past May at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, African Elephant Crossing is a $25 million, world-class exhibit and conservation center. Zoo guests are able to see the elephants like never before as they engage in a wide range of natural behaviors. This new exhibit offers exceptional [...]
