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Columbus was a WAZA member from 1996 until late 2021, when The Dispatch reported that a trio of former executives stood accused of conspiring to use zoo property and funds for private use ...
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River , at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road.
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus. The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006. Zoombezi Bay opened to the public on May 26 ...
The Maryland Pool was built by The Columbus Dispatch in 1929, later gifting it to the city to make it the city's first pool. [7] [6] The Recreation Department took over management of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1951, but later gave up ownership to the Zoological Park Association, Inc., a non-profit organization, in 1970. The city continued ...
The zoo has consolidated two separate boards into a single 19-member board whose seats are in the process of being filled, a process that Franklin County officials demanded.
A rise in visitors arriving in late morning and afternoon prompted the zoo's decision to open at noon during Wildlights, which runs through Jan. 5.
Melvin Dodge died on August 19, 1991, after a long illness. [5]After Dodge's death, the Columbus Zoological Association established the Melvin B. Dodge-Columbus Zoo Educational Scholarship Fund to provide educational scholarships for children whose parents cannot afford the activities. [6]
Daniel Kasaris, Ohio Attorney General's office special prosecutor, believes that Bell, hired in 1991 as the zoo's controller and later promoted to CFO, was central to the crimes.