Saving the Nocturnal Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo announced in November that it will close its Nocturnal House exhibit for budget reasons. But, now there’s a group of zoo lovers who are banding together to try to keep it open.

“For 2010, we needed long-term solutions that match our income with increasing expenses, and that meant reducing annual expenses between $800,000 and $1 million,” the zoo explained to supporters in a letter posted on its website yesterday. “Closing the Night Exhibit emerged as the best of a set of unpleasant choices. Closing it will save about $300,000 in operating costs annually.”

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