DEVELOPMENT
Growing by
Leaps and
Bounds
By Kelly Grether,
Director of Development
The Master Plan for the Louisville
Zoo is beginning to come to life. As
you walk through the Zoo this year,
you will notice changes near the
African Outpost and Tiger Tundra.
Thanks to the support of many in
the community, fundraising efforts
for the Leadership Capital Cam-
paign were completed in fall 2017.
A new African primate exhibit
featuring colobus monkeys and a
new snow leopard habitat with an
adjacent early-learning play space
will soon be a reality.*
Imagine you and your family sit-
ting on an expanded outdoor dining
patio, munching on delicious good-
ies served from the African Outpost
and observing colobus monkeys as
they leap and swing from place to
place within their new habitat. You
can likely already hear the squeals
of joy, awe and
wonder coming
from your children
or grandchildren.
Located near
Tiger Tundra, the
new snow leopard
habitat will be
sure to wow any
Zoo guest. This
new space will
offer our male snow leopard, Kimti,
and female snow leopard, NeeCee,
an engaging new environment. The
new habitat will transport guests to
a small Himalayan village in Nepal
and will provide information about
this elusive animal — plus you’ll
learn how villagers are striving
to live in balance with the snow
leopard to support conservation
of the species. Snow leopards are
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masters of camouflage and are able
to bound up to 50 feet in one jump.
Once the exhibit opens, visit often
to spot the snow leopard among
the talus rock slope; you may even
catch the cat in bounding action!
The “village” will also include
an early-learning play space, The
Cub House, presented by PNC.
This new space
will engage our
youngest guests in
learning through
exploration and
play. Special school
programs and
weekend activities
will fill the space
once it is open.
There is much
to look forward to
at your Zoo. We thank you for your
support and patience as we move
forward this year with construction.
Keep an eye out for updates on
construction progress in the com-
ing months on social media and the
Zoo's website.
*Both exhibit s will open in 2019.
Learn more about the
Zoo’s future exhibit plans at
LouisvilleZoo.org/masterplan.
provide new, innovative exhibits
and experiences to the commu-
nity. Every gift, regardless of size,
can truly make a difference.
You can support your Zoo in
a variety of ways:
• Round up your next Zoo
Membership renewal in
support of the Annual Fund
• Attend Zoofari! on June 9
(adults-only)
• Set-up a recurring gift to the
Annual Fund
• Upgrade to a Zoo license plate
next time you renew car tags
• Purchase the black-footed
ferret shirt.
• Include the Zoo in your
estate plans with a bequest
or name the Louisville Zoo as
beneficiary on an insurance
policy
Thank you for believing in the
Zoo's good work and for consid-
ering additional ways to provide
support.
Please contact Kelly
Grether, Director of Develop-
ment, at (502) 238-5615 or
[email protected]
for more information.
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