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T&D's is licensed by the state and federal governments to house and exhibit the animals. Both agencies have regulations we must follow. One part of these regulations deals with enclosures. Enclosures are designed with the particular species in mind and their specific needs. For example the regulations include pen size, wire strength and height, shelter, number of animals allowed in the area, etc. At T&D's we exceed all state requirements and either meet or exceed federal requirements. We try to give the animals as much room as physically and financially possible. When funding is available, T&D’s tries to provide large enclosures for the animals. At T&D's, our family and volunteers are the construction team! We build 99% of the exhibits ourselves, minimizing the costs. However, materials are still expensive! Please Help !  Our first large area was finished in Spring 1998. This was two 1/2 acre areas for the African lions. Since lions live mainly in grasslands, we only allowed a few trees to remain for shade. Both areas have platforms to allow the cats to get up off the ground. This area was made possible by the kind donation from Tony and his family. 
 Left: The "pride" enjoying their "jungle gym" on a winter day. Middle: Zar taking it easy. Right: Tasha and Tabby share the platform. In 1999, a large cougar exercise area was constructed. This area allows the cougars to stretch and run! It is roughly 40 foot x 120 foot long. Special Thank You to Cathryn for her generous donation for materials. May 2000 was a great month for the tigers! We were able to finish a 2 acre tiger exercise enclosure complete with a grass "pasture", forested area, and pond. We wanted to make it possible for more tigers to have larger areas. In March 2002, we were able to finish three 1/3 acre areas. We have a few siblings that get along and are able to house 2 tigers in each area. The black bears needed a new enclosure. In 2003, with help from Bucknell's Management 101 "Company B", we were able to complete a one acre black bear corral. This is a wooded area with plenty of wild black raspberries and elderberries for the bears to forage! Special Thank You to Tom and Ann Marie for donating monies for the materials and their time to construct a larger leopard enclosure in 2004. This enclosure has a "pond" and a "tree". The two leopards that live in this area cool off in their tub on the extremely hot summer days. After taking a dip, they leap up to their15 foot high platform to survey their "jungle".
In the summer of 2005, two new enclosures were finished, an acre wolf-dog area and a primate exhibit. Donations are still being collected to help defray the $15,000.00 for the primate enclosure and $10,000.00 for the wolf-dog enclosure. The above amounts are what is left on the loans taken out to complete these areas. PLEASE HELP! We can not create new and larger exhibits unless these loans are paid (or if someone donates monies or materials for new enclosures). Primate Housing Wolf-Dog Enclosure
In 2006, we are hoping to finish the Wetland/Vernal Pond Boardwalk and a 1/2 acre coyote enclosure.
We can not continue our efforts without help from the public.
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