Sacramento Zoo Society answers questions about scrubbed relocation plan
KCRA 3
[{'start': '6.639', 'end': '10.310', 'text': "GROVE, IS NOW OFF.  PLANS FOR THE 65 ACRE ZOO IN ELK  GROVE STARTED BACK IN 2021.  THESE ARE RENDERINGS RELEASED  LAST YEAR.  THE ZOO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIVE  TIMES THE SIZE OF THE CURRENT  ZOO, BUT THE ZOO SAYS DESIGN  UPDATES TO CUT COSTS MEANT THE  NEW ZOO WOULD ACTUALLY HOUSE  FEWER ANIMALS THAN THE LAND PARK  LOCATION.  THE ZOO SAYS THE PLAN IS NO  LONGER FINANCIALLY OR  OPERATIONALLY SUSTAINABLE.  AN INTENSE PUSH FOR A NEW ZOO  CAME OVER CONCERNS THAT THE  NEARLY CENTURY OLD LOCATION IN  LAND PARK IS TOO SMALL AND  OUTDATED.  THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND  AQUARIUMS, WHICH ACCREDITS THE  ZOO, SAID THAT IN A 2018  INSPECTION, MANY OF THE OLDER  EXHIBITS DON'T REPRESENT MODERN  ZOOLOGICAL PRACTICES.  THE CURRENT LOCATION IS  LANDLOCKED, SO THE ZOO STARTED  EXPLORING NEW SITES LIKE THE OLD  SLEEP TRAIN ARENA IN NATOMAS.  ULTIMATELY, THE ELK GROVE  LOCATION WAS PICKED UP.  THE ZOO'S MOST RECENT  ACCREDITATION INSPECTION WAS IN  DECEMBER OF 2023, AND ITS  INTERIM CEO SAYS INSPECTORS  FOUND NO MAJOR CONCERNS AND WAS  ACCREDITED THROUGH MARCH OF  2029.  SO WE ASKED THE INTERIM CEO IF  HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT  ACCREDITATION IF THEY STAY IN  LAND PARK.  WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE  ACCREDITED.  YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED  ANY CONCERNS COMMUNICATED TO US  FROM THE FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF  ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS.  SO I DON'T THINK IT WILL HAVE  ANY IMPACT ON OUR ACCREDITATION.  CERTAINLY WE'LL HAVE TO GO  THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN.  AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME IS A  IS A NEW INSPECTION.  SO WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE  PROCESS AGAIN.  BUT THERE WERE NO CONCERNS  RAISED LAST TIME.  SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY ANY  MAJOR CONCERNS THIS TIME.  AND AS YOU HEARD, THE ZOO'S  INTERIM CEO SAYS THERE'S R"}]