Pittsburgh Zoo Plans New Exhibits, Vet Hospital

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is planning an expansion project including rare species exhibits and a veterinary hospital.

Zoo president Barbara Baker says the four- to five-acre expansion pushes into the last area of the grounds that hasn't been renovated in the last 20 years.

The project, tentatively named ``Top of the World,'' will include an education center, a 10,000-square-foot facility for reptiles and amphibians and 10 to 13 outdoor exhibits.

Design work will begin in the fall. No cost estimate or construction timetable has been established.