All that's new at the San Antonio Zoo this summer, including new wildlife exhibits and entertainment, comes on the heels of a pandemic.
. “At first, we thought we would maybe be closed for weeks or days and it went on and on and on,” Morrow said.Zoo Advisors
“We were about to launch a capital campaign,” Morrow said, with the goal to communicate that the zoo is a nonprofit organization. “It costs half a million dollars a week to operate the zoo and take care of the animals. I think a lot of that was eye-opening for the community.” Clearing inventory in its shuttered gift shops, the zoo offered pre-assembled Easter baskets for sale in a promotion that brought in another $55,000 in gross proceeds. “Coming out of 2020 with a solid foundation also showed our donors that this is a place that I can donate my money and I know it’s going to be well taken care of and they’re going to do good things and be around for another 100 years,” Morrow said.
“People really came out to zoos because it’s outdoors — they feel safe,” he said. “And I think people want to really just be connected back to nature. If there are any positives that have come out of the pandemic, [that’s one].”
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