Towards the end of last year, we found out there were going to be changes at the Amarillo Zoo. The zoo transitioned from being run by the City of Amarillo to operating as a non-profit entity.
Fresh Management: How WWRC is Reimagining the Zoo
With the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) taking them over, there were going to be changes. The first thing was that the zoo was closed for about a month in March when some changes were going to happen.
In that month, they were going to start working on some of the changes that they outlined. The Amarillo Zoo was one of the places that my granddaughter loved to go. She loves the bobcats. So she is excited that one of the changes will be that the bobcat enclosure will get a renovation. She is so happy about that one.
We went for our first trip to the zoo since the closing and wanted to check out some of the updates that have already happened. The one that threw me for a loop was the gift shop.
The Gift Shop Surprise and Honoring Solomon the Lion
My daughter had told me before we went that she wanted to get Laila something from the gift shop. I chuckled and said that they don’t have one. So imagine my surprise when we walked in, and I was wrong. That was one of the updates. So, of course, we had to stop and also get something for Laila.
That is also where there is a mural painted for Solomon, the Amarillo Zoo lion, who passed away last year. I got to tell Laila all about him, and then we went to see his sister, Sheba, who is still at the zoo.
We noticed a lot of updates, a lot of happier animals. They had fresh water to keep them cool and toys to play with. As we encountered WWRC employees, we told them this was our first trip back. They were all genuinely curious about how we liked our visit.
Setting the Record Straight: The Future of Boo at the Zoo
We made sure we told them we noticed their hard work. The one question I had was about Boo at the Zoo. They host the event every October, and I was really curious to know if it would still happen this year…