BeyondZoo takes you to the wild country where animal species disappear in the blink of an eye. The site explains how zoos in North America help to protect animal populations around the world and how necessary it is for people to understand how quickly our world is extinguishing nature s resources. Viewers may take guided walking exploratory tours in Africa, South America, Asia and the St. Louis area. Each virtual tour is described in the written journal of a mythical guide. The common theme of all the tours is the River s Edge.
Rivers connect our lands, wildlife and cultures.
They travel from snow-capped mountains to the meandering prairie, and then to the sea. Rivers carry nutrients and water, the essential components of all living things, and sustain our diversity of life. The web site virtual tours describe the things you will experience if you visit the real 10-acre immersion exhibits at the St. Louis Zoo. Visitors can follow the pathway of hard-packed mud, and walk on the footprints of animals, which have traveled the trail before them. There is much the zoo could do to enhance the web site and make it more than an advertisement to visit the zoo.