As the coronavirus pandemic continues across the world, zoos, despite reopening in some cities, continue to struggle.
A masked zoo worker watches over giraffes at feeding time at the Oakland Zoo on July 2, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Zoos and aquariums from Florida to Alaska are struggling financially because of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. SAN FRANCISCO -- Since the coronavirus pandemic began keeping visitors at home, the jaguars and chimpanzees at the Oakland Zoo have enjoyed the quiet, venturing out to areas of their exhibits they usually avoid.
The Oakland Zoo has laid off more than 100 employees, primarily those who work with guests. Another 200 who care for animals and provide veterinary services and safety for the public and animals are still working and represent part of the zoo's $1.2 million a month in costs, Parrott said. Dino Ferri, president of the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden, said he wakes up at night trying to figure out how he will make up the $1.5 million his park lost during its two-month closure that ended in May. Normally those are the busiest months for the zoo, which depends on visitors for 80% of its revenue.
As a result, he has laid off 40% of staff, cut leadership team salaries, including his own, and launched a campaign to raise $1.5 million by December to restore the zoo's operating budget to pre-virus levels.
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