The Milwaukee County Zoo's Adventure Africa elephant exhibit was opened to the public in 2019 and is the new home for the zoo's elephants and other African animals. It was constructed to meet the new AZA standards and provides substantial enhancements compared to the previous elephant area including many "enrichment" features for the elephants.

John McCarthy will present a 45 minute behind the scenes tour via Zoom at 7PM on October 14 so you can have an African adventure from the comfort of your home.  John is a civil engineer and project manager with the consulting engineering firm of Graef in Milwaukee. He has been with the firm for 44 years and led the civil engineering design for this exhibit.

In this informative and entertaining presentation, you will learn about the many challenges his design team faced including how to protect vulnerable utility lines running through the yard and the special soil mix required because it seems that elephants like to dig and to throw rocks!  

You must register online by Tuesday, October 13 if you wish to "attend" this free Zoom meeting to obtain the confidential link to the program.

A link to the Zoom program will be sent to registered participants via e-mail the morning of October 14.