GREETINGS
HELLO!
I’m John Walczak, Director of your Louisville Zoo.
Your Zoo is going into “full bloom” as we head into another spring
season of adventures and family fun connecting with the natural world!
I’ll be your guide through this issue of Trunkline magazine, providing
insights on what’s happening at your Zoo this spring while sharing behind-
the-scenes insights, fun facts about your Zoo and information about our
critical conservation efforts. Just look for the “Inside Your Zoo” box to read
the great information I have to share with you.
In this issue, you’ll read about:
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party for the planet
A Month-Long Celebration of the Earth
Powered by
Nature Connects ® :
Art with LEGO ® Bricks Caring for a
10,000 pound elephant Party for
the Planet
See nature inspire art and art inspire
our pledge to protect nature when you
experience Artist Sean Kenney’s amazing
new larger-than-life sculptures of polar
bears, sea horses and more! Join us as
we strive to build a better future for
wildlife, brick by brick. What does it take to care for two of
the Zoo’s biggest animal ambassadors,
elephants Mikki and Punch? Lots
of work, respect, dedication and
gratitude. Read more inside. Bringing you a month of environmental
awareness and ways to help wildlife.
Join us as we celebrate Earth Month at
the Zoo, and learn what you can do to
live in better balance with our planet.
Choose your planetary legacy every day!
Zoo Address
1100 Trevilian Way
Louisville, KY 40213
Telephone
Administrative Offices: (502) 459-2181
FAX: (502) 459-2196
Education: (502) 238-5358
Membership Office: (502) 459-2287
Zoo Hours — Open Daily Admission
Sept. 25, 2017 to March 16, 2018
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (stay until 5 p.m.) Visit the website for seasonal pricing
and ticket packages.
Children under 2 and under
receive free regular admission.
March 17 to Sept. 23, 2018
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (stay until 6 p.m.)
Groups (15 or more), please call (502) 238-5348
at least 72 hours in advance or purchase online
at LouisvilleZoo.org/buyonline.
Check website for fall hours, early closings
& special notices.
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Printing Company,
Shepherdsville, KY.
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Editorial: Heather Dishon,
Maureen Horrigan, Robert Kemnitz
Designers: Heather Dishon,
Robert Kemnitz
Photographers: Kara Bussabarger, Heather
Dishon, Robert Kemnitz, Terri Lenahan-Downs,
Jamie Huber, Sara Reinke, Kyle Shepherd, Diane
Taylor, Steve Taylor and courtesy of Nature
Connects ®
Contributing Writers: Kim Allgeier, Stephanie
Bromback, Heather Dishon, Kelly Grether, Kathleen
Johnson, Matt Lahm, Terri Lenahan-Downs, Dawn Nelms,
Amy Seadler, Adam Shaft, Kyle Shepherd, Diane Taylor
Trunkline is published four times a year by the Louisville Zoological Garden, John T. Walczak, Director.
The Louisville Zoo, a nonprofit organization and the state zoo of Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering
the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience
for visitors and leadership in scientific research and conservation education. The Zoo, an agency of
Louisville Metro Government, is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and by the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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