Post by Da Boss on Aug 12, 2020 21:49:16 GMT -5
Another creation of the city that was once on the outskirts of town but has since been swallowed up by the urban sprawl, the Louisville Zoological Gardens (or Louisville Zoo as it often advertises itself) does the best it can to imitate the habitats of the animals it keeps in the tiny space that it manages to still keep separate from the rest of the city. Due to dwindling attendance and an increase in property values inside the expressway, the zoo is struggling to actually keep the quality of their space fit for the public. Luckily for them, every few years, there will be someone that grants a large endowment to the non-profit that keeps the doors open.
Due to problems with funding, there are relatively few of the exhibits that are able to remain as permanent attractions for the Zoo. The giraffes, lions, elephants, and "HerpAquarium" are the only exhibits that remain open from month to month, while the others tend to rotate in and out by moving animals in from other zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. Even then, because those animals are not adapted to the local weather, those exhibits are only able to remain open to the public from late spring to early fall. Once the temperature begins to drop, those animals are moved out of their outside enclosures and away from the public eye.
One of the main attractions, which does remain open as long as the zoo itself is open, is the herpaquarium, which houses over 100 different species of reptile including an albino alligator named "Louie." The large alligator really doesn't do much, since the indoor herpaquarium isn't large enough to give him an enclosure large enough to swim around or really do much other than lay there and wait to be fed.
The other major draw for the zoo is their October "Trick-or-Treat" event. While the majority of the enclosures are closed by the time Halloween rolls around, the ability to have your children going trick-or-treating in a safe place, where the candy is being handed out by zoo volunteers and you know it is safe, is something that many people in the city choose to do. Causing lines to back up all the way onto the expressway just to get into the zoo for this event, it is one of the few highlights for the otherwise struggling organization that can barely keep its doors open at other times of the year.
Due to problems with funding, there are relatively few of the exhibits that are able to remain as permanent attractions for the Zoo. The giraffes, lions, elephants, and "HerpAquarium" are the only exhibits that remain open from month to month, while the others tend to rotate in and out by moving animals in from other zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. Even then, because those animals are not adapted to the local weather, those exhibits are only able to remain open to the public from late spring to early fall. Once the temperature begins to drop, those animals are moved out of their outside enclosures and away from the public eye.
One of the main attractions, which does remain open as long as the zoo itself is open, is the herpaquarium, which houses over 100 different species of reptile including an albino alligator named "Louie." The large alligator really doesn't do much, since the indoor herpaquarium isn't large enough to give him an enclosure large enough to swim around or really do much other than lay there and wait to be fed.
The other major draw for the zoo is their October "Trick-or-Treat" event. While the majority of the enclosures are closed by the time Halloween rolls around, the ability to have your children going trick-or-treating in a safe place, where the candy is being handed out by zoo volunteers and you know it is safe, is something that many people in the city choose to do. Causing lines to back up all the way onto the expressway just to get into the zoo for this event, it is one of the few highlights for the otherwise struggling organization that can barely keep its doors open at other times of the year.