By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– For the first time, the Honolulu Zoo has been nominated as a candidate for Best Zoo in America in 2024 by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
A panel of industry experts and editors selected Honolulu as one of America’s top 20 zoos to be in the running for the Best Zoo in the country. A voting period of 28 days will determine which zoos will be named into the Top 10 best zoos. Starting on February 5, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. HST, the public will be able to vote once a day, every day until March 4 at 6:59 a.m. HST, when the voting period ends.
“We congratulate Honolulu Zoo Director Linda Santos, the Honolulu Zoo Society Board, and all of the hard-working zoo staff for this prestigious nomination,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “Our zoo’s location on an island in the middle of the Pacific, plays a very important role in educating our residents and visitors of the zoo’s conservation mission. The staff work tirelessly to care for the welfare of the animal population, combined with an amazing botanical aspect, which provides a beautiful attraction for the public to enjoy. It’s Honolulu’s Zoo—the Best Zoo in America!”
“We are very honored for this nomination. It is truly a recognition of our hard-working staff, the Honolulu Zoo Society and SSA Group—our support organizations, and the countless City agencies and community partners who help us keep our Honolulu Zoo thriving,” said Linda Santos, zoo director. “Together, we are able to keep our zoo doors open to share our animals and sense of place with the public to spread our story. Hawaii is a unique and important piece of the conservation puzzle, so we all need to try our best to practice being the best at caring for our species, our island and our planet. That would make us the Best Zoo.”
To vote for the Honolulu Zoo as America’s Best Zoo, go to: https://www.honoluluzoo.org/
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