▁zoo ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁tract ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Park way ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Z oo . ▁This ▁proposal ▁was ▁later ▁abandoned ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Virginia ' s ▁Ex pl ore ▁Park ▁at ▁that ▁location . ▁After ▁the ▁failed ▁re location ▁proposal , ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Zo ological ▁Society ▁voted ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁zoo ▁perman ently ▁at op ▁Mill ▁Mountain . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁decision , ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁master ▁plan , ▁called ▁Z oo ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁suggestions ▁implemented ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Add itions ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁New ▁holding / qu ar antine ▁building ▁( h ouses ▁new ▁animals ▁and ▁the ▁birds ▁during ▁the ▁winter ) ▁– ▁not ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁New ▁animal ▁clin ic ▁– ▁not ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁Red ▁Wolf ▁Ex hib it ▁E uras ian ▁Black ▁V ulture ▁Ex hib it ▁Black ▁Tu ft ed ▁Mar mos et ▁Ex hib it ▁( B urm ese ▁p yth ons ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Re pt ile ▁House ) ▁Canadian ▁Lyn x ▁Ex hib it ▁( where ▁red ▁ta iled ▁ha w ks ▁were ) ▁Inter active ▁A vi ary ▁Re pt ile ▁House ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁and ▁notable ▁animals ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁notable ▁animals ▁and ▁attra ctions