more than 600 different species. Building/attraction history The following is a timeline of when selected buildings and exhibits were created: 1882: Cleveland Zoological Park opens at Wade Park (now University Circle) 1884: Wade Hall is built 1907: Cleveland's City Council moves the Zoo to its current location; the Cleveland Museum of Art is built 1934: Monkey Island is completed 1956: Pachyderm Building is built 1970: Wade Hall is moved to its current location on the shore of Waterfowl Lake 1975: Construction began on the Primate & Cat Building 1985: Aquatics portion of the Primate & Cat Building is added 1992: The RainForest is completed 1997: Wolf Wilderness is completed 2000: Australian Adventure is completed 2004: Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine opens 2008: Pachyderm building closes to make room for African Elephant Crossing 2011: African Elephant Crossing opens 2015: Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter opens 2016: Rosebrough Tiger Passage opens 2018: Asian Highlands opens 2019: Monkey Island is demolished to make way for Rhino Reserve 2020: Rhino Reserve opens 2021: Eagle Zip Adventure opens Leadership Emeritus, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (CMZ) Distinguished Emeritus Staff (CMZ) National Zoo Association Awarded Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Staff with Honorary Memberships Retired Cleveland Metroparks Zoo administrators and career zoo and aquarium professionals Daniel Moreno and Donald Kuenzer were recognized as Honorary Membership Winners by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Recipients of Honorary Membership are recognized as the most esteemed and distinguished zoo professionals in North America. According to the AZA website, Honorary Membership is conferred by the AZA Board of Directors upon those AZA members who have made "significant contributions to the zoological profession during their careers." Moreno and Kuenzer are included in a list of other notable North American zoo and aquarium professionals. Other recipients include William G. Conway, Hon. PhD (Director General/President Emeritus, Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society), Lester Fisher, DVM (Veterinarian/Director Emeritus, Lincoln Park Zoo), Murray Fowler, DVM (Veterinarian/Professor, University of California), Jack Hanna, Hon. PhD (Director Emeritus, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium), Charles H. Hoessle, Hon. PhD (Director Emeritus, Saint Louis Zoo), Marvin Jones (Registrar Emeritus, San Diego Zoo), Peter Karsten (Director Emeritus, Calgary Zoo), Edward Maruska, (Director Emeritus, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden), Dennis Meritt, Jr., Ph.D. (Professor/Assistant Director Emeritus, Depaul University/Lincoln Park Zoo), George B. Rabb, PhD (President/Director Emeritus, Brookfield Zoo), Alan H. Shoemaker, MS (Curator Emeritus, Riverbanks Zoo), Kurt Benirschke, MD (Board of Trustees, San Diego Zoo), Gary K.