Sioux Falls is getting another glimpse of what bold, new species and spaces will come with the newly combined Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium.
Sanford Health officials announced a $2 million gift to the zoo Tuesday, March 17, as part of its support for the zoo’s “We Can’t Wait” campaign. And with the gift comes the naming recognition of the attraction’s shark habitat, which will be called the Sanford Health Shark Reef Habitat, a 350,000-gallon shark reef featuring sharks and rays found in the Indo-Pacific region. The aquarium will also include a tunnel experience.
The campaign, which started in 2024, is part of the zoo’s overall goal to fund a world-class aquarium, a larger education center and a re-imagined butterfly garden at the Great Plains Zoo campus…