to the public. In 2008, a new Cougar Country Exhibit was built which was awarded the zoos third CAZA Environmental Enrichment Award. In 2009, a new Jaguar Exhibit was built to resemble the Cougar Country Exhibit built the previous year. The zoo's animal collection was expanded to include mandrills, a colobus monkey, and two African lion cubs. Because of the continued successful breeding program of the zoo's black and white ruffed lemurs, the construction of a new enclosure for these monkeys was started. The former Insectarium exhibit was renovated and reopened as The Container. Friends of the Zoo The zoo is supported heavily by a fund-raising organization, Friends of the Zoo, which was founded in 1989 by Shirley Dingley, Deborah Fisher, Bruce Dougan, and Carolyn Dunlop. Friends of the Zoo focus primarily on raising funds to improve animal habitats at the zoo. In 2022, the park unveiled the "wild lights" attraction. The Magnetic Hill Zoo displays hundreds of thousands of holiday lights throughout its 40-acre park. The park chooses different species to highlight each year. The attraction is usually open during the holiday season and closed on December 24 and December 25. The "Boo at the Zoo" attraction is an event held mid-October leading to Halloween. The park hosts a family-friendly Halloween themed zoo experience featuring decorations and mild, moderate to scary Halloween venues. Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to venture around the Zoo. Animals Magnetic Hill Zoo has more than 400 animals, including over 100 indigenous and exotic species or birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and fish. Animals housed at the zoo include: African lion (Panthera leo) Ankole cattle (Watusi) (Bos taurus) Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos) Bald eagle Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) Barn owl (Tyto alba) Black bear (Ursus americanus) Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) Black and white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) Blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) Burchelli's zebra (Equus burchelli) Channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) Coatimundi (Nasua narica) Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) East African crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) Eland (Tragelaphus oryx) European fallow deer (Dama dama) Fantail pigeon (Columba livia domestica) Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) Pygmy goat (Capra hircus) Pony (Equus caballus) Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) Red-golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Reeves's muntjac