{"id":79715,"date":"2020-06-12T11:45:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=79715"},"modified":"2020-06-14T06:34:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T10:34:22","slug":"zoo-opens-sunday-june-14th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/06\/12\/zoo-opens-sunday-june-14th\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo opens Sunday, June 14th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tFWC_Zoo_logo-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zoo Opens Sunday, June 14 for 56th Season to Members Only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(June 12, 2020) \u2013 Two months after its scheduled opening date the Zoo is finally opening\u2026to members-only with timed tickets.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning Sunday, June 14 through July 3, the Zoo will open with three weeks of exclusive member-only access. Current Zoo members will need a free, timed ticket available only at <a href=\"https:\/\/kidszoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kidszoo.org<\/a>. Timed tickets will allow the Zoo to spread out the number of guests, expedite entrance lines, and encourage appropriate social distancing as we will follow the Governor\u2019s orders and operate the Zoo at half-capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to finally have guests in our Zoo,\u201d says Executive Director, Jim Anderson. \u201cMembers with Timed Tickets will be the first we welcome back to the Zoo for our 56th season and we are sold out for Sunday, June 14th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo is following the Governor\u2019s guidelines and Allen County Public Health Officials recommendations including limiting Zoo attendance to 50%, timed ticketing, social distancing recommendation signage throughout the Zoo, face coverings worn by Zoo staff and suggested for guests, contactless card transactions, drinking fountains closed, hand sanitizing stations throughout the Zoo, and enhanced cleaning protocols on high touch points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rides will be open,\u201d said Dan Sheehan, Director of Operations, \u201cbut with appropriate train and carousel seats closed to provide for 6 ft social distancing between parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoo staff, volunteers and animals are ready for guests including Meeko, our newest North American River Otter; Oolong and Anne, our delightful Red Panda couple; Magnus, Sharon and Ramsey, the Shetland Sheep trio; Hyena sisters, Ruckus and Havoc; and a new species to the Zoo, Cape Porcupines, Abasi and Stompers.<\/p>\n<p>July 4th is the expected public opening date at the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo as we continue to follow the Governor\u2019s Back on Track Indiana plan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fort Wayne Children\u2019s Zoo is northeast Indiana\u2019s largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 600,000 guests annually. The zoo was voted Indiana\u2019s #1 \u201cGotta-Do Summer Attraction\u201d and is consistently named one of the nation\u2019s Top Ten Zoos for Kids by national media outlets. <\/p>\n<p>The Zoo is a conservation leader, contributing more than $280,000 annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats. The Zoo cares for more than 1400 animals and participates in 63 cooperative species survival plans.<\/p>\n<p>As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations. The zoo\u2019s operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.<\/p>\n<p>The Zoo will open for the 2019 season April 27, 2019. Zoo hours are 9 am to 5 pm daily. The Zoo comes alive after 5 \u2013 Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day, extended hours until 7 pm daily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"5379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\" data-description=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5379\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"5380\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\" data-description=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5380\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6001\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\" data-description=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6001\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/colobus_monkey1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Colobus Monkey baby born at the Zoo with her mother. 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Photos by Sheri Hemrick and courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6820\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/indah_bugara1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_indah_bugara1.jpg\" data-title=\"Indah and Bugara\" data-description=\"Indah (left) and Bugara will come to Fort Wayne later this month as part of an effort to boost the population of endangered Sumatran tigers. 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Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Javan gibbon baby\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6914\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_javan_gibbon_baby2.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/bugara.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Vote for Bugara the Sumatran Tiger in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6917\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/bugara.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_bugara.jpg\" data-title=\"Bugara the Sumatran Tiger\" data-description=\"Vote for Bugara the Sumatran Tiger in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. 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Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fishbone the Sea Lion\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fishbone the Sea Lion\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6918\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_fishbone.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jelani.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Vote for Jelani the Giraffe in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6919\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jelani.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jelani.jpg\" data-title=\"Jelani the Giraffe\" data-description=\"Vote for Jelani the Giraffe in the Kroger Zoo Day balloting. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jelani the Giraffe\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jelani the Giraffe\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6919\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jelani.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Kids4Nature. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6940\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_kids4nature-1.jpg\" data-title=\"Kids4Nature\" data-description=\"Kids4Nature. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Kids4Nature\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Kids4Nature\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6940\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_kids4nature-1.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Kids4Nature. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6941\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/kids4nature-2.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_kids4nature-2.jpg\" data-title=\"Kids4Nature\" data-description=\"Kids4Nature. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Kids4Nature\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Kids4Nature\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6941\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_kids4nature-2.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jim_anderson.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Jim Anderson, director of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='b9329616386e94da5e377ce857b80419' data-image-id=\"6953\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/jim_anderson.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jim_anderson.jpg\" data-title=\"Jim Anderson\" data-description=\"Jim Anderson, director of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo. Courtesy image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Jim Anderson\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Jim Anderson\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6953\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_jim_anderson.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zoo is opening to members-only beginning Sunday, June 14th through July 3rd, with three weeks of exclusive member-only access and to the public on July 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