Manatee Coast indoor habitat featuring Buddy the turtle. Created as an extension of the zoo’s North America region the Polar Frontier features several animal species native to the Arctic region including the Aric Fox, Brown Bears and the Polar Bear habitat which is renown for its 167.000 gallon pool and underwater viewing area.
These include a railway circling the North America region, a tram that transports visitors to the Polar Frontier exhibit and borders the southern area of the North America Region, and a boat which sails around the Islands of Southeast Asia region.
In 2009, the executive director of the zoo, Jeff Swanagan died unexpectedly at the age of 51.This included a Polar Frontier exhibit featuring Arctic Foxes, and Polar Bears, as well as the construction of the zoo’s Heart of Africa exhibit for housing Antelope, Cheetahs, Giraffes, Lions and Zebras, and additional parking facilities. In 2004, voters approved a measure that would result in raising an estimated $180 million which would be used to expand the zoo over a period of 10 years.In 1993 Hanna was named director emeritus of the zoo and remains the public face for the zoo in its marketing campaigns.Hanna’s commitment, fervor, and national recognition by the media helped increase the annual number of visitors to the zoo to over 1.3 million by 1992. During his time Hanna saw to the removal of cage enclosures and replacing them with natural animal habitats. Hanna’s efforts transformed the zoo into a model facility which even included personally picking up trash after hours. Up until to his arrival, the zoo saw an attendance of about 360,000 visitors annually in addition to much needed renovations.
During his tenure the zoo earned national recognition. Between 1978 until 1993 Jack Hanna was the director of the Columbus Zoo.The Columbus Zoo is currently home to 15 gorillas and is recognized as a pioneer in breeding gorillas since 1956. Today at age 57 Colo is the oldest gorilla in captivity worldwide. In 1956 the zoo witnessed the world’s first captive-born gorilla named Colo.The zoo continued to receive funding from the city of Columbus until 1986. In 1951 management of the zoo was taken over by the city of Columbus who later in 1970 gave up ownership to a non-profit organization known as the Zoological Park Association, Inc. In 1927 the current Columbus Zoo opened as the Columbus Zoological Gardens.The monkey bar which was part of the zoo’s first exhibits as well as the actual brick entrance which was used and located on North High Street at Beechwold Road can still be viewed today.
The Columbus Zoological Company which bears no affiliation with today’s Columbus Zoo was first opened in 1905 but later closed just five months later for unknown reasons.During the past five years the zoo has contributed to more than 70 projects in a over 30 countries for a total of over $3 million and is closely affiliated with the animal conservation center located in southeast Ohio known as the Wilds. The zoo also owns the 22.70 acre Zoombezi Bay and the 11 acre Jungle Jack’s Landing.Ĭolumbus Zoo administers its own conservation program, donating contributions to several outside programs in addition to participating in its own conservation projects. Columbus Zoo recognizes over 2 million visitors annually and has an 18-hole golf course across 140 acres. The zoo which has a collection of over 7,000 animals representing over 800 species featuring several exhibits divided into regions of the world. Acknowledged in 2009 as the number one zoo in the United States by USA Travel Guide and Besties Readers Choice in 2012, Nationwide Zoo has a global reputation for its efforts and promotion of director emeritus Jack Hanna. Just north of Columbus along the eastern banks of the O’Shaughnessy Reservoir in Powell, Ohio is the non-profit Nationwide Zoo.
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