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Notes on Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens Wiki Page:

• Rated C
• If I were to change the page, I think it would be wise to model it after the Phoenix Zoo (PZ) Wiki Page. It is rated "Good Article" (Unfortunately many zoo pages are rated C or B class, Phoenix is the highest rated zoo page I could find).
• The intro needs work. Probably would take out the part about the Reptile House in the first paragraph. Second paragraph could be redone. It talks about zoo location, then suddenly switches to talk about the breeding programs and animals it contains. Also the entire opening has only one citation at the end. Nothing else is cited.
• The history section seems like it contains random facts that don't really pertain to the overall history of the zoo. Maybe if the article is expanded, these facts can be moved into parts that are more suitable.
• Animals and Exhibits section really needs to be redone. It is just a long list of animals with no description of exhibits. Also has no citations and is poorly organized. I think it could be changed to resemble the "Areas and Attractions" of the PZ page.
• The History, CREW, Africa Exhibit, 2016 gorilla incident (weird name?), and Fiona sections seem to be well cited. The last three sections seem to either fall under Animals and Exhibits or the History section and I am not sure if they deserve their own sections.
• Martha the last Passenger Pigeon, which was kinda a big deal for the zoo, is only mentioned in the intro. Maybe a section for famous attractions should be created? It feels like just in general that this article could do a better job of keeping like information together/better organizer.

Bibliography

1) Rolfes, Steven (Oct 29, 2012). Cincinnati Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing.

• Already in use on zoo page but could definitely be used more in the exhibits section.

2) "Cincinnati Zoo". cincinnativiews.net. Don Prout.

3) "History, Mission, and Vision". cincinnatizoo.org. Cincinnati Zoo.

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