These compounding issues, as reported by the Sun, ultimately forced the zoo’s permanent closure in 2013, marking the end of Las Vegas’ problematic experiment with a zoological park.

In 2004, Steve Irwin, the famed "Crocodile Hunter", had envisioned opening a branch of the Australia Zoo in Las Vegas, but the plans never materialized during his lifetime. Now, more than two ...

For those who say it is too hot in Las Vegas in the summer, the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson is open from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and on weekends; it is also open from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.