What happened to the Wild Animal Park?

On June 30, 2010, the San Diego Zoo board of trustees voted to change the name of the park from the Wild Animal Park to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to clarify what it offers, since the difference between the zoo proper and the animal park was unclear to some visitors.



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Long known as Wild Animal Park, the branch of the San Diego Zoo in Escondido changed its name to Safari Park to reflect the conservation and ecology focus, said park officials. COST - Open daily to the public. LOCATION - Due to some odd zoning situation, the Safari Park is in the city of San Diego approx.

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On June 30, 2010, the San Diego Zoo board of trustees voted to change the name of the park from the Wild Animal Park to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to clarify what it offers, since the difference between the zoo proper and the animal park was unclear to some visitors.

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On June 30, 2010, the San Diego Zoo board of trustees voted to change the name of the park from the Wild Animal Park to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to clarify what it offers, since the difference between the zoo proper and the animal park was unclear to some visitors.

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The study indicated that the CEO base salary for equivalent zoos and similar tenure including Chicago's zoological facilities as well as St. Louis Zoo, Columbus Zoo and others was $350-400,000; for some it's significantly above $500,000, Janeway said.

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