Thursday, January 17, 2019

Something's Happening at the Zoo

It appears Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has chosen a new company to operate the Jackson Zoo. Posted on the agenda for next week's meeting of the Jackson City Council:



The temporary lease for the Jackson Zoological Society ends on March 22, 2019, absent an extension.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

What are chances the company is as dirty as the Jackson water?

Anonymous said...

Zooceanarium Website

At its heart, ZOOceanarium Group consists of animal care specialists, designers, project managers, and business managers. Our team specializes in developing innovative exhibits and attractions around the world, bringing unparalleled expertise in creating experiences that assure the best welfare for animals and offer life-changing guest experiences.
Our team will help you turn ideas into reality.

Strong Suite Aquariums




Anonymous said...

They actually look legitimate. I figured we would see Sanford & Son zoo mgmt, LLC (formed in 2019) chosen. Think this company would consider running the zoo that is Jackson?

Anonymous said...

He got a cousin, a Taliaferro that interned at a zoo up north. They got a LLC and they gone give him a contract on our zoo. Gone get hooked up right too. Same exact folks workin the zoo now going to do they same job though.

Anonymous said...

Jackson is hood rich since the bond issue. The Mayor has favors to repay!

Anonymous said...

Another Socrates Garrett company?

Anonymous said...

Zooceanarium website looks shady.
1. One page had a copyright of 2013 and another says 2017
2. No address or phone number
3. No names or locations of zoos or aquariums they operate or manage

Google says they are located out of Dubai. Great

Anonymous said...

The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station that the group will run looks amazing. Too bad we don't have the money for something like that in Mississippi.

Anonymous said...

Something's happening at the zoo alright -- feral dogs are killing zoo animals.

Anonymous said...

7:06 is right. any company worth anything will tout projects all over the website.

you can tell me you have 20 years experience, but listing projects SHOWS me what you can do..

Anonymous said...

@8:16, would you care to provide a link to a zoo management group website that fits your criteria?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, ummm, website is bullshit. Hinky at best, but that's just another of more crap. Nothing says amateur piker like hosted by Yahoo, FFS. No contact, no corporate address, no corporate hierarchy, no Board of Directors, no management projects or development projects. And no links to sites that might provide the above info. All searches on web lead to promoted web-chaff and redirect (read, LinkedIn, nuff said).

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zooceanarium-Group/1435884453302588

Is no there there. Enter at your own risk. Looks like crap, smells like crap. Good thing we didn't eat it...oh, wait, damn. Gonna guess this comes back to some local yokle lackey floating flack or an international grifter stroking the house on S. President. But that's just me. I'm subject to correction in light of non-specious information.


Silence DoGood

Anonymous said...

I would bet Chockway's sister is on the board. She will do Violence Interruption seminars at the zoo.

Anonymous said...

Good money after bad. Give up the hood location and move it to where it is safe, Baby Chock.

Anonymous said...

The company apparently has not qualified to do business in Mississippi by filing with the MSSOS.

Anonymous said...

Location Location Location

Anonymous said...

9:11. zooadvisors.com

click about. gives names and a short bio of people and shows a client list

simple google search.

if you also do a simple google search about the group coming here...you find interesting things about the “world association of zoos and aquariums”- it isn’t the AZA..which zooadvisors is a member of...

Anonymous said...

What kind of troll has time to go research SOS filings for companies that have not even started doing business here yet? Like that really matters. Go pay a lawyer $50 and you are qualified.....like that means something?

Anonymous said...

No good business sign on to do any work for Jackson.Just that simple,

Anonymous said...

Any wagers that BabyChok is proposing to kick in MORE money in order for this new potential operator?

Anonymous said...

Please close the zoo. Two world class zoos in either direction. No need to have one here. It's a waste of money. That money could be used to fill Chokwe's sisters newly formed dispute resolution company, or hire more minority consulting firms to study dispute resolution advancements, etc. Lots of ways to spend that money.

Anonymous said...

Did MAC get a certificate from his secretary that says he is a certified zoo manager???

Anonymous said...

Tommy Wilken has a pic on FB where he feeds an elephant, most qualifying evidence for Zooceanarium to run a zoo.

Anonymous said...

Hey 7:23. I look at the SOS to see who is licensed to do business in MS. Yeah, it’s not a hard process, but it does identify officers, addresses and how legit a company is. This is a group that is getting a contract at the city. If they can’t follow the simple rules, how successful do you think they will be at running a zoo?

Anonymous said...

Be glad very glad the zoo isn't partnering with Zooceanarium/Davis. Notice Wilken (former managing partner with Davis) has his own company now and has all the staff because they parted ways recently.



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