>Funding comes from the Institutions own endowment, private
>and corporate contributions, membership dues, government
>support and ...

That only covers exhibit artifacts and limited exhibit installations...it doesn't cover infrastructure. A Zoo, any Zoo, is like 90% about infrastructure. Signage and things of that nature are part of infrastructure....

>retail, concession and licensing revenue.

Limited revenue from those sources.....

>Which won't make up for the sequestrian and they do a decent
>job of hosting events; but unless you're funneling internal
>revenue, when people can walk across the street to 7/11 and
>get a similarly over priced soda or bring their own, then
>they're missing out.




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