Overview
- A marble statue of polar bear Yupik was unveiled at the anniversary event, featuring a plaque in memory of staff who died in service.
- Keeper Humberto González Guzmán was recognized after receiving the American Association of Zoo Keepers’ Innovation to Excellence award for remodeling the jaguar habitat.
- The upgraded jaguar enclosure features a mural by Michoacán artist Francisco Javier Gómez González that emphasizes the species’ natural setting.
- Zoo leadership said the facility draws more than one million visitors annually as it advances a mission centered on conservation, education and research.
- Directors said a name change to Wildlife Reserve or Wildlife Park remains under consideration, and they projected construction of a wolf reproductive center could begin next year.