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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 122
BY SENATORS GALLOT, KOSTELKA AND JOHN SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE
DIXON
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the Alexandria Zoo and its latest exhibit, the Land of the
Jaguar.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend the Alexandria Zoo and its latest exhibit, the Land of the Jaguar.2
WHEREAS, the Land of the Jaguar was funded by a grant from the City of3
Alexandria's Special Planned Activity Redevelopment Corridors, with additional funding4
from the city of Alexandria, the Friends of the Alexandria Zoo, and private and corporate5
donors; and6
WHEREAS, the jaguar is the largest feline in the western hemisphere, and its present7
range, in the wild, extends from Mexico across much of Central and South America; and8
WHEREAS, the Land of the Jaguar's unique environment includes giant rocks,9
rivers, waterfalls, lush vegetation, and South American structures including a replica of a10
Mayan temple, ruins of Central America, the Amazon rainforest, and vestiges of the Andes11
Mountains; and12
WHEREAS, the Alexandria Zoo has successfully bred Bengal tigers, Kumar and13
Hannah, that produced a pair of white tigers in 2006, named B.B. King and Lanie, born just14
days prior to the zoo's eightieth anniversary celebration; and15
WHEREAS, in 1986, the Alexandria Zoo successfully met the highest zoo standards16
in the world when it achieved accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and17
the zoo has since been reaccredited in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2008, and 2013, being one of only18 SCR NO. 122
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two hundred and twelve accredited zoos in the world; and1
WHEREAS, in addition to Bengal tigers, rare and significant births at the zoo include2
maned wolves, clouded leopards, African servals, dik-dik antelope, and flamingos; and3
WHEREAS, the Land of the Jaguar is one of only twenty zoos in the world to house4
Malayan tigers, one of ten zoos in North America to exhibit lowland anoa, and the only5
facility in North America to exhibit two white-tailed sea eagles; and6
WHEREAS, as a number one family oriented, educational tourist attraction in central7
Louisiana, the Alexandria Zoo has a significant horticulture collection consisting of varied8
and rare species of trees, shrubs, and bamboo; and9
WHEREAS, the Land of the Jaguar, the South American area renovation to the zoo,10
is an extensive multi-species habitat featuring jaguars, spectacled bears, ocelots, monkeys,11
crocodiles, anteaters, and more; and12
WHEREAS, visitors to the Land of the Jaguar will be immersed in a unique13
environment created with giant rocks, rivers, waterfalls, lush vegetation, and South14
American structures; and15
WHEREAS, the Land of the Jaguar is the largest project undertaken by the zoo since16
the creation of the Louisiana Habitat exhibit; and17
WHEREAS, the Alexandria Zoo was named as one of the best small town zoos by18
Jack Hanna, the renowned television wildlife conservationist and animal adventurer.19
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby20
commend the Alexandria Zoo and its latest exhibit, the Land of the Jaguar.21
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the22
Alexandria Zoo and the Friends of the Alexandria Zoo.23
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Gallot SCR No. 122
Commends the Alexandria Zoo and its latest exhibit, the Land of the Jaguar.