Purpose
Our position as the Wildlife
Center Director requires that we keep the Wildlife Center
financially stable and push for species that attract large crowds.
Our objective is to be in agreement with each advisory committee on
which animals would be beneficial to the center. In addition, we aim
to support the conservation of populations of endangered species and
natural ecosystems, promote research to increase scientific
knowledge that will help benefit conservation, and increase
education efforts to promote public and political awareness of the
necessity for conservation of natural resources.
Our advisory committee has
already initiated negotiations to bring a baby giraffe from South
Africa to the zoo. We are also pushing for a giant panda and penguin
exhibit. The introduction of these animals may be costly, but well
worth it. Unfortunately, the costs of establishing a penguin habitat
are too expensive at this time, therefore, we would like to
introduce the prairie dog, stick insect, European domestic honeybee,
poison dart frog, black rhinoceros, tiger, and Chinese praying
mantis to the Wildlife Center.
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