CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has released more information regarding its work on the new Elephant Trek habitat, specifically on the zoo’s focus of sustainability.

According to a press release from the zoo, all the buildings associated with this new habitat will be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified, mostly powered by solar panels and get their water from underground stormwater tanks.

“We’re capturing the rainwater that falls on the Zoo and reusing that to fill the quarter-million-gallon pool that our eight elephants will be swimming in every day and for waterfalls and streams throughout the habitat,” said Mark Fisher, Cincinnati Zoo’s VP of facilities and sustainability, in the release. “We like to joke that our elephants will walk on water, since we’re catching rainwater in tanks under Elephant Trek.”

The release notes that the tanks also work to stop water and sewer overflow out of nearby home’s basements and the Ohio River.

“We’re working to promote coexistence, especially in areas where Cincinnati Zoo animals’ wild counterparts live,” said Lily Maynard, director of global conservation at the Cincinnati Zoo, in the release. “As Elephant Trek opening approaches later this year, we’re advancing our active involvement in Asian elephant conservation efforts to ensure they thrive in the wild as much as they do in our care here.”

As part of their conservation efforts, the release states that the zoo also worked with a group called Conservation Initiatives to create a mobile game called “Welcome to Harmony: Heroes of Elephantia,” which is currently available on Android.

“In this game, players rescue Asian elephants from the clutches of wicked ‘Shadows’ while receiving an empowering conservation message,” Maynard said in the release. “When battling the evil Shadows, players confront their own negative behaviors, learning to become heroes who stand up for elephants.”