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March 11, 2008 Phoenix Zoo Receives FOundation GIft For New Komodo Dragon Exhibit

Contact:           Aimee Yamamori, Director of Media and Public Relations, Phoenix Zoo

                        (602) 914-4305 or mobile (602 ) 403-1838

 

Date:                March 11, 2008

 

PHOENIX ZOO RECEIVES FOUNDATION GIFT TO SUPPORT KOMODO EXHIBIT

          The Phoenix Zoo has received $1 million from the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation to support the construction of a new komodo dragon exhibit, “Komodo Island.”  The exhibit is scheduled to be open in the Spring of 2009.

            The new immersion exhibit will feature a simulated Indonesian fishing village with multiple viewing levels, misting and rest areas for guests, basking and shade spots for the animals and space for multiple komodo dragons; the largest living lizard in the world!

            The Marley Family has supported the Phoenix Zoo for more than 45 years and have previously been major sponsors of ZooLights, the Zoo’s Desert Lives exhibit and the ZooReach program that helps fund Zoo visits for low income schools. The Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation was formed in 1990 and supports causes that help those who live and work in Arizona, including those in community enhancement and arts and culture.