Teton Trek to Open this Fall
July 27, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Fall, Home & Living
A new four-acre exhibit inside the top-rated Memphis Zoo in Tennessee will open this fall. Donated in part by the Fred and Diane Smith family, Teton Trek will showcase the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Animals featured in the exhibit include grizzly bears, elk, Timber wolves, arctic waterfowl, trumpeter swans and sandhill cranes. The image below is a rendering of Old Faithful Entry Plaza, featuring a 25-foot geyser and Great Lodge, replicated from the Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park.
Upon exiting the lodge, visitors will have access to several overlooks in the grizzly bear exhibit, including rock outcroppings, the …read more




