Frog," and their work with African black-footed penguins; it is the American zoo that has bred the greatest number of African black footed penguins. It also helps rehabilitate local wildlife, especially birds of prey, such as bald eagles. Future Plans On August 23, 2022, the Zoo announced a ten-year master plan that aims to enhance the visitor experience and include new habitats for the animals. It will also create a new zone called 'Americas' featuring wolverines, porcupines, and an expanded grizzly bear exhibit. Near the entrance, there will be the Gateway Building, a facility that will house some reptiles and amphibians such as the Gila monster and Asian water monitor. At the Main Valley, habitats for gibbons and Steller's sea eagles will be constructed as well as an events plaza at the Crane Barn. In the Maryland Wilderness, there will be new habitats for the bald eagle, snowy owl, and red wolf. A safari camp, rope course, and splash zone will also be constructed. Exhibits The zoo has five main areas: Schaefer Plaza, Zoo Central, Maryland Wilderness, Northern Passage, and African Journey. Visitors enter the main ticketing gate of the zoo at Schaefer Plaza named in honor of former Baltimore Mayor and Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer (1921-2011). The plaza features a gift shop, a playground area known as "Celebration Hill", the zoo's original lion statues, and the Black-tailed prairie dog exhibit. Guests continue down the historic "Main Valley", to access the exhibits. The enclosures in the Main Valley are currently empty. A passenger shuttle also connects visitors to Zoo Central free of charge. Zoo Central features a concessions area, carousel, and children's train ride that traverses the north side of the African Journey exhibit. African Journey The largest area of the zoo, "The African Journey" displays a wide range of animals originating from the continent of Africa. The main exhibit areas are: African Aviary: features an enclosed walk-through aviary home to the blue-bellied roller, hadada ibis, African spoonbill, Von der Decken's hornbill, hamerkop, fulvous whistling duck, Spur-winged lapwing, Waldrapp ibis, Red-crested pochard and Marbled duck. African Watering Hole: Features a watering hole environment with dama gazelle (Addra), lesser kudu, saddle-billed stork, white rhinoceros, plains zebra, and ostrich. The Caribbean flamingo, ground hornbill, Sitatunga, Sulcata tortoise, Leopard tortoise, leopard, Cheetah, and Cape porcupine are located around the watering hole area along the boardwalk. African Overlook: Features the lion exhibit area