After “Joe Exotic” was sentenced to 22 years in prison, Jeff and Lauren Lowe took full ownership of the park, reopening it in the middle of 2018.
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In June 2020, a federal judge ordered the Lowes to relinquish the property to Big Cat Rescue sanctuary owner Carole Baskin to settle a longstanding legal dispute. After Lowe's license to exhibit animals was suspended in October 2020, he forfeited it permanently.
Former owners of Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, Jeff and Lauren Lowe, have been permanently banned from exhibiting animals. A federal judge issued the prohibition last Thursday after authorities accused the Lowes of violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Animal Welfare Act.
Baskin sold the Wynnewood property in June for $140,000. Under the terms of sale, the new owners are barred from using the property to house exotic animals of any kind — or as a zoo, wildlife park or menagerie — for 100 years.
Is Joe Exotic's zoo still open? Joe Exotic's G.W. Zoo is now permanently closed to the public, but the details of the closure are still being debated. After Joe went to jail, his former colleague, Jeff Lowe, was put in charge.
With the income from his park, which we detailed earlier, Jeff's net worth could be anywhere between $5 million and $10 million, according to Cinemaholic. His wealth is evident in Jeff's decision to shut down Joe's former park amid the coronavirus pandemic and open a new facility, called The Oklahoma Zoo.
Mahamayavi Bhagavan Doc Antle is featured in Netflix's Tiger King. Antle owns and operates the Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina, which is still operating despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Thirty-nine of the tigers and three black bears formerly under Joe Exotic's care are now living in the expansive habitats of Keenesburg, Colorado sanctuary.
Founded in 1962, Phoenix Zoo is the biggest non-profit privately owned zoo in the USA. The zoo has more than 1,400 animals and contains 2.5 miles of walking trails that stretch between four themed areas: the Africa Trail, the Arizona Trail, the Tropics Trail and the Children's Trail, which includes a petting zoo.