Red River Zoo
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Red River Zoo
| Date opened | 1999[1] |
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| Location | Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
| Coordinates | 46°50′46″N 96°51′11″W / 46.8462°N 96.8531°WCoordinates: 46°50′46″N 96°51′11″W / 46.8462°N 96.8531°W |
| Land area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Number of species | 85 |
| Memberships | AZA[2] |
| Website | www.redriverzoo.org |
The Red River Zoo is a zoo in Fargo, North Dakota. The zoo's first 8 acres (3.2 ha) opened in the spring of 1999, and the zoo gained accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 2006. The zoo is open from May through September.
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History
The zoo sits on 33 acres (13 ha) that was once a farm owned by the George Anderson family (the "Red River Ranch"). Some of the farm buildings were renovated and are used today by the zoo, and others were removed because they were unsafe. Although the original property was flat and had only 7 trees, hundreds of additional trees and shrubs were planted, and a series of 5 ponds created to landscape the area.[1]
Animals
The Red River Zoo is home to over 300 animals representing 75 species, including red pandas.[1] It also includes a 1928 carousel that was fully restored in 1995 and donated to the zoo by the Diederich family. Its most recent addition was the timberwolf exhibit featuring family of 5 wolves donated to the zoo at birth. They can be viewed from outside or inside a "trapper's cabin" that has two large viewing windows to observe the wolf family.
The zoo specializes in breeding and exhibiting some of the world's rarest cold climate species, having successfully bred red pandas (11 births as of 2012, including two sets of triplets),[3] Sichuan takin,[4] Pallas's cats,[5] and Russian Red Tree Squirrels.
The Red River Zoological Society
The Red River Zoo receives no public funds and depends on memberships, admissions, donations, and grants to the Red River Zoological Society and by its members. The Society was formed in 1993.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "History, Mission and Vision". redriverzoo.org. Red River Zoo. http://www.redriverzoo.org/about/history.html. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. http://www.aza.org/current-accreditation-list/. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "Red River Zoo welcomes new arrivals". wday.com. Forum Communications Co.. August 2, 2011. http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/49986/. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "Red River Zoo gets baby Sichuan takin". bismarcktribune.com. Bismark Tribune. April 14, 2006. http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/article_6666747f-29ac-56c7-b510-850e75bab5c8.html. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "ND zoo officials boast litter of 5 Pallas kittens". wday.com. Forum Communications Co.. August 12, 2010. http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/37441/. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
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