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720: 686: 171:. In 2009, Lowry Park Zoo was voted the #1 Family Friendly Zoo in the US by Parents Magazine, and is recognized by the State of Florida as the center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity (HB 457). The zoo is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The zoo also exists as a center for conservation of endangered wildlife both locally and around the globe. Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is accredited by the 40: 467: 254: 804:, a 14-year-old female named Enshala, slipped through an unlocked gate and into an area undergoing renovation. The zoo director, Lex Salisbury, defended his decision to shoot and kill the animal after attempts to tranquilize the tiger failed and the animal lurched toward the animal doctor that had shot the tranquilizer dart. 756:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to rescue, rehabilitate and release Florida’s endangered manatees. In 2012, Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo was honored with a “Significant Achievement in North American Conservation Award” for its work with manatees, presented by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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Subsequent investigations revealed many questionable transactions between Safari Wild and Lowry Park Zoo, including the transfer of over 200 zoo animals to Safari Wild, zoo funds being used to build structures on Safari Wild property, and payments from the zoo to "board" animals at Safari Wild. The
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in which injured animals are rehabilitated with the intent of returning them to the wild. It is the only non-profit hospital in the world specifically dedicated to critical care for injured, sick and orphaned wild manatees. The zoo works in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the
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In March 2018, Joseph Couceiro, the zoo's CEO, introduced a new logo and signage. Formerly Lowry Park Zoo, the name was changed to ZooTampa at Lowry Park to emphasize not only its connections to Tampa and the region, but the progress the area is undergoing as well. Over the next 10 years, Couceiro
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and the city of Tampa, the original Lowry Park Zoo closed on September 7, 1987 for a $ 20 million reconstruction in which nearly all traces of the original zoo (including Fairyland) were removed and replaced with more modern facilities. The first phase of the revamped zoo opened on March 5, 1988.
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The audit was released in December 2008 and disclosed many questionable dealings between the zoo and Safari Wild. It also uncovered violations of zoo policies by Salisbury, including increasing his own bonus payments, charging the zoo for personal travel, and using zoo employees for his personal
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neighborhood 1957 and become known as the Lowry Park Zoo, with various small rides and other entertainment facilities added in the following years. The animal enclosures were run down and deemed unhealthy by the 1980s, and after several years of fundraising, the zoo was completely redesigned and
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suspended the membership of Lowry Park Zoo and of Larry Killmar, the zoo's Director of Collections who had authorized many of Salisbury's questionable animal transfers. Under Killmar, the zoo reorganized its internal policies over several months, and on March 27, 2009, the AZA reinstated the
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This section of the zoo is home to an interactive bat habitat, a "Flying Bananas" ride, a kiddie train ride called the Overlook Express, a budgie encounter and a family roller coaster called the Tasmanian Tiger Roller Coaster. It also has splash play area for younger kids titled "The
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The saga came to a close in August 2009 when Salisbury and the Lowry Park Zoo board agreed to a settlement in which Salisbury paid $ 2,200 and agreed to return all the structures, fencing, and equipment that the zoo had built at Safari Wild but did not admit to any wrongdoing.
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work. Auditors estimated that Salisbury owed the zoo more than $ 200,000 and suggested a criminal investigation. On December 19, 2008, Salisbury, under pressure from the zoo's board of directors and the city of Tampa, resigned from his position at the zoo.
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and species of special concern. These include chimpanzees, Bornean orangutans, mandrills, siamangs, black-and-white colobus monkeys, golden lion tamarins, Indian rhinoceroses, clouded leopards, sloth bears, babirusa, red wolves, African elephants,
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The primate section of the zoo has every exhibit appearing to be seemingly connected by a running system of rocky waterfalls and waterways that stretch across the entire section. There is an array of great apes, including
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In 2018, the zoo was rebranded as "ZooTampa at Lowry Park" as part of another large renovation and expansion project. Nearly 1 million people visit the 63-acre (25 ha) zoo a year to see its more than 1,300 animals.
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This show, held twice a day at the Zooventures Theater, is an experience that provides kids and adults alike with fun facts of birds of prey and what we can do to protect them. Some of the exhibited species include the
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The main free-flight aviary, accessible nearly at the entrance, is almost hidden in overgrown brush and plants. Inside, the whole area is covered head-to-toe in free-flight birds and waterfowl, including
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Later in 2006, a group known as "Tampa's Zoo Advocates" formed. The organization seeks to improve the living conditions of the animals as well as working conditions of the employees of Lowry Park Zoo.
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named the “Overland Express”, as well as a mini roller coaster called the Tasmanian Tiger Family Coaster, which was previously located at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia.
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city of Tampa, which provides a portion of the zoo's annual budget, demanded an audit detailing the relationship between Lowry Park, Salisbury, and his outside business ventures.
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The Wallaroo Station Children's Zoo re-opened on February 27, 2015 after its first renovation since opening in 2002. It is home to an array of Australian-native species including
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The Ituri Forest, a later addition to the Safari Africa section, brought in the concept of a washed-out African river bank. The area includes a wide array of species, including
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The Florida Wildlife Center is an American-based exhibit that stretches across nearly a half-mile, accessible through Asian Gardens. The exhibit includes many
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led the push to establish a larger zoo at a more spacious location. and the city chose a plot of land across the street from existing Lowry Park, a public
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One of the zoos oldest sections, the Asian Domain, was renovated and renamed the Asian Gardens in 2007. Animals in this area include the
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Starting with the Australia addition, Lowry Park Zoo has added several children's rides over the years. Rides include a zoo menagerie
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rebuilt in 1987-1988. Since reopening, several new sections and attractions have been added, often with a geographic theme.
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As the wildlife collection grew, other attractions and rides were also added. By the early 1980s, the zoo featured a small
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named the Jungle Carousel, a small aerial carousel-type ride known as "Boomer’s Flyin’ Bananas", a kiddie
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Lowry Park Zoo opened in 1957. The zoo shared the park with Fairyland, where concrete statues depicting
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escaped from Safari Wild, a for-profit animal attraction under development east of Tampa in rural
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and juvenile Galapagos giant tortoises, who were previously behind-the-scenes exclusive animals.
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are visible only by this ride. This exhibit is home to many landmark African species, including
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Several additions and expansions since then have brought the zoo to its current configuration.
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As a result of possible violations of animal transfer rules and species survival plans, the
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ZooTampa traces its origins to a small animal exhibit that was located on the campus of the
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indicated a desire to continue to expand and redesign several zoo features.
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The area also has a Sulawesi aviary, which includes bleeding-heart doves,
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After several years of fundraising and with the help and support of mayor
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membership of both Lowry Park Zoo and its director of collections.
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It also includes a manatee education show, an aquatic center with
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were along a winding maze of paths beneath the limbs of sprawling
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beginning in the 1930s. It moved to its current location in the
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Tampa's first zoo was a small collection of exotic animals in
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The old rainbow bridge to Fairyland, Lowry Park Zoo, c. 1980
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Collection of current and historic photos of Lowry Park Zoo
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residents of the zoo, showcasing various species of
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In the 1950s, city council member and (later) mayor
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Lowry Park Zoo

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Tampa
Florida
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zoo
Tampa, Florida
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
University of Tampa
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Seminole Heights
Plant Park
University of Tampa
Hillsborough River
downtown
Nick Nuccio
greenspace
Seminole Heights
Hillsborough River
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr.

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