The politicians have been exceptionally important to zoo because the city has a long contributed to both its operating and capital budgets, sometimes very generously. Almost every year, the city seems to be in some sort of financial trouble. Then the politicians that care in particular for a particular institutions step forward and lobby on their behalf, the zoo has been very fortunate in having excellent politicians in their area, and they have been more than willing to step forward on the zoo’s behalf. And they’ve helped.
