San Francisco Zoo Will Re-Open Tomorrow
The San Francisco Zoo is going to re-open tomorrow, nearly two weeks after a Siberian tiger escaped from her cage killing a 17-year-old boy and critically wounding two others. However, the outdoor tiger and lion exhibit will remain closed until better security barriers are constructed.
The zoo also said they have asked the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to make a site visit and give advice on an enhanced security barrier that will be built to protect both visitors and tigers. Additionally, the zoo is assembling a panel of other zoo directors to discuss more safety issues.
While the zoo has been closed to the public since the deadly incident, it did open on New Year's Day so that a couple could host their planned wedding reception there. The tiger and lion exhibit was of course off-limits.
In the meantime, the zoo will start the New Year with an Endangered Species Big Year Kick-Off Party on January 6 in which zoo visitors will hike around the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to learn about endangered species:
Join us for a hike to Ocean Beach to see western snowy plovers. Meet endangered species success stories like a Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon, as well as a Big Year species that still needs your help, North America's most beautiful serpent, the San Francisco Garter Snake.
The party is free and starts at 1 pm at the Bernard Osher Great Hall inside the zoo.
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