The Wildlife Experience is currently in the construction phase of a brand new, revolutionary exhibit that will open in November 2007, which will be the first installment of a much larger expansion of the museum.

On November 17, The Wildlife Experience welcomes you to Wild Colorado, an exhibit that covers four major habitats of our great state from the Great Plains to the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. By combining traditional exhibit elements and the latest in technology, Wild Colorado will be an immersive exhibit experience complete with animatronics, realistic exhibit displays, interactive touch screens and life-like environments.

The exhibit is designed to give visitors the impression they are a part of the ecosystem. Transitions from one ecosystem to the next are as natural as what would be found in nature; each turn through the biome provides a new discovery of native plants and animals set amongst an intricately crafted and accurate diorama.

Wild Colorado will have features such as an animatronic Division of Wildlife ranger-which can convey information on topics such as current issues and wildlife observation-animatronic animals, a mountain waterfall, a wetland environment and the steep cliffs of Colorado's canyon lands. Additionally, interactive touch screens throughout the exhibit will test visitors' knowledge of wildlife and natural habitats to complement their experience through Wild Colorado.

The educational components found in Wild Colorado give visitors the opportunity to learn about the forces of nature that have a great impact in Colorado, such as flash floods, the history of mining in the state, and most importantly, how balance in the natural world is critical to the survival of all living things.

Wild Colorado is the first installment of a larger exhibit expansion project at The Wildlife Experience called Globeology. As Wild Colorado opens, the museum will be breaking ground on a 25,000 square foot expansion that will open in the summer of 2009. Globeology will expand on Wild Colorado by exhibiting ecosystems found around the world, such as the Arctic Tundra, the Tropical Rainforest, Sonoran Desert and African Savanna, to name a few. The exhibit will educate visitors about the importance of keeping these ecosystems in balance and what we all can do to protect our natural resources.

For more information about Wild Colorado and for updates on the Globeology project at The Wildlife Experience, please visit thewildlifeexperience.org/globeology.