| Date opened | August 1, 1931[1] |
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| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Land area | 42 acres (17 ha)[2] |
| Number of animals | 800[2] |
| Number of species | 249[3] |
| Memberships | AZA,[4] WAZA[5] |
| Major exhibits | Asian Highlands, Discovery Land, Elephant Encounter |
| Website | www.hoglezoo.org |
Utah's Hogle Zoo is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoo located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the state's largest zoo, housing animals from diverse ecosystems. It is located at the mouth of Emigration Canyon.
Utah's Hogle Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).
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The zoo was founded and is operated by the Hogle family. Its original location was in Salt Lake City's Liberty Park (bordered by 500 and 700 East, and 900 and 1300 South streets). Before it was moved to its current site, the zoo elephant Alice had the first and only Asian elephant born in Utah. His name was Prince Utah and he died at eleven months old. Current exhibits included deer, monkeys, three elephants (including one baby), and various birds, mammals, and reptiles from around the world. It officially became Hogle Zoo when it opened at the Emigration Canyon site, August 1, 1931, on a piece of land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hogle.
It is now owned by the city of Salt Lake City, and is supported through tax dollars and private donations raised by The Utah Zoological Association. In 2006, the zoo celebrated its 75th anniversary with free admission to persons born in 1931.
Elephant Encounter, opened in 2005, houses white rhinoceros and African elephants in four exhibit areas as well as a 110,000-gallon pool.[6] Visitors can view the animals from several vantage points, including an artificial kopje. A nearby thatch-roof building, the Convergys African Lodge, displays interpretive items such as elephant bones and a rhinoceros hide to educate visitors about pachyderm conservation.
Asian Highlands opened in June 2006 and exhibits Amur tigers, Amur leopards, Pallas' cats, Siberian lynx, and snow leopards.[7]
Conservation efforts at the zoo include a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle program, water conservation, and earth-friendly biodegradable products. The zoo's efforts were recognized in 2005 by the Recycling Coalition of Utah and received the Thomas A. Martin Utah Recycler of the Year award for a non-profit business.[8]
Following a June 2010 oil spill from an underground Chevron pipeline in Red Butte Creek, 150 to 200 birds, many of them Canadian geese, came in contact with the oil and were taken to Hogle Zoo to be cleaned.[9]
According to the Zoo's Master Plan, a new exhibit titled "Rocky Shores" is scheduled to open in Spring of 2012. The exhibit will feature a variety of animals including seals, sea lions, polar bears and brown bears.[10]
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