In case you haven’t heard, the National Zoo will be closing the Invertebrate Exhibit tomorrow. It’s almost certainly a ‘done deal’, although you can sign the petition at Change.org to express your concerns (I did).
What the News Has Been Saying
The announcement was made Tuesday (though someone said Monday). Animals will be found other homes, either in other parts of the zoo (such as the rainforest exhibit) or at other institutions. No animals will be harmed. The five animal keepers who are employed at the house will be assigned to other parts of the zoo (which is understaffed). There will eventually (probably) be a biodiversity exhibit and many of these exhibits will be restored then.
I get that the hall needed to be revamped, and that the $5 million cost of renovation will instead go to making other exhibits more humane. I get that there are hard choices that…
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