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Elephant Valley Opens At San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The 13-acre habitat houses eight African savanna elephants and aims to educate nearly 250,000 annual student visitors on conservation and research impacts, officials said.
- A new 13-acre habitat at the Safari Park opened to the public Friday, featuring eight African savanna elephants and a guided-path bridge, the Wildlife Alliance announced.
- Fundraising drew broad community support, and project planners incorporated input from partners in Kenya during an eight-year process, with over 5,000 contributors' names displayed around Elephant Valley.
- Visitors reported sensory closeness to elephants, observing details like skin texture and eyelashes, with the watering hole separating them from the habitat, the park said.
- Park executives noted that officials attended despite the Escondido address, and Pat McTigue said BeadWORKS Kenya partners visited the finished habitat.
- Staff say the Elephant Valley aims to educate visitors, spark passion for elephants, and expand research, while investing in free student access and reaching nearly 250,000 students annually.
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Highly anticipated Elephant Valley holds grand opening at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Elephant Valley at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park opened to the public after three and a half years of construction, featuring a herd of eight elephants in a habitat designed to replicate the African grasslands, providing scientists with new opportunities to research the animals and highlighting the zoo's contribution to the local economy.
The Billings Gazette
San Diego Zoo Safari Park Celebrates Official Opening of Elephant Valley
The Much-anticipated Experience was Meticulously Designed to Ignite a Passion for Elephant Conservation
After more than three years of construction, Safari Park's new elephant habitat will open to the public on Thursday, offering visitors the chance to observe the park's endangered herd of eight African savanna elephants up close on a 5-hectare site. The habitat, named Denny Sanford Elephant Valley after its main donor, is located within the area of the former elephant enclosure but features flatter terrain and twice the usable space for the park'…
The new area in San Diego Safari Park allows you to closely observe a herd and know its role in the conservation of ecosystems. San Diego Zoo Safari Park inaugurated its new area “El Valle de los Elefantes”, a space designed to bring the public closer to the world of African elephants through an experience that highlights their importance and conservation efforts to protect them. Visitors can closely observe a herd of eight elephants in a habita…
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