Elk Grove, Sacramento Zoo

Elk Grove leaders settle on new name for zoo once it moves from Sacramento
Calling it the start of a new chapter, Elk Grove leaders have settled on a new name for the Zoo once it moves to the city.
Call it the Elk Grove - Sacramento Zoo: New name to reflect zoo's legacy and new home
When the doors open for the new zoo, it'll be called the Elk Grove - Sacramento Zoo. It was the second name brought before the city council for a vote. Elk Grove City Council revisited the initial proposal of "The Greater Sacramento Zoo at Elk Grove" to make the city's name more prominent.
Elk Grove City Council decides on name for zoo
The Elk Grove City Council decided Wednesday on the name "Elk Grove — Sacramento Zoo," according to an announcement from the city on Thursday. The decision resolves a dispute among council members that emerged last month over the best name for the 60-acre project planned off Lotz Parkway near the city's southern edge.
Recommended new name of proposed Elk Grove zoo is revealed
Three weeks after Elk Grove's City Council directed staff to present another alternative for the New Zoo at Elk Grove Project after rejecting the proposed “The Greater Sacramento Zoo at Elk Grove,” city staff revealed its newest recommendation.
The Sacramento Zoo will be renamed with Elk Grove move. Here’s what it will be called
Elk Grove city officials voted unanimously to name its new zoo the “Elk Grove – Sacramento Zoo,” on Wednesday night, with support from the Sacramento Zoological Society. “I think it’s important to recognize that it isn’t necessarily about the city of Sacramento.
‘Very clever’ bat-eared fox on the run after escape from enclosure, California zoo says
A “very clever” bat-eared fox escaped from its habitat at a California zoo — but it may not have gone far, the zoo reported.
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Sacramento Zoo’s move to Elk Grove reaches first financial goal
The Sacramento Zoo made progress last week and is on track to move to Elk Grove from Land Park with the announcement that the Sacramento Zoological Society reached its $17.5 million fundraising ...
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Proposed name for new Elk Grove zoo spurs debate
SACRAMENTO ZOO TO ELK GROVE TOOK ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ... See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter As fundraising efforts for the New Zoo at Elk ...
Orphan mountain lion cubs found hiding under car after mom killed, California zoo says
Authorities believe their mother was hit and killed by a vehicle in the Portola Valley area of San Mateo County in the San Francisco Bay Area, zoo officials said. The mountain lion carcass has since ...
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Elk Grove touts progress on zoo project, but pushes off decision on name
After a discussion on whether the 60-acre zoo's name should start with "Elk Grove" or "Greater Sacramento" and include the other geographic identifier at the end, the Elk Grove City Council ...
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$1.37 million approved for revitalizing San Joaquin parks, new Lodi zoo exhibit
Nine parks in the cities of Tracy and Stockton will be getting a much-needed facelift while a new exhibit could be coming to the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi. The money will come from the county's ...