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Turtle Back Zoo is a zoo in West Orange, New Jersey.Situated on 20 acres (8.1 ha) in the South Mountain Reservation, [2] it is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex, which is managed as part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States.
Essex County Paddle Boats. The complex offers the following recreational activities: [14] Turtle Back Zoo is an 18-acre zoo with exhibits based on animal habitats such as Australian, South American and Southeast Asian exhibits. Other exhibits include the Big Cat Country, a reptile center, a train ride, a carousel, and a gibbon habitat.
The arena has been used in non-ice sport tournaments such as Essex County Tournament of high school wrestling, [16] and other events such as graduation ceremonies. [17] Concerts by nationally-renowned bands were held here in the 1970s. The arena is also a site of emergency shelters for the county in the time of natural disasters. [18]
A lightning strike ignited a fire at Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County Wednesday night, exposing sea turtles to heavy smoke. According to the Sea Turtle Recovery organization, the lightning damaged ...
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A rare species of turtle which is extinct in the wild has hatched at a zoo in Kansas. The McCord’s box turtle was born at Sedgwick County Zoo, staff announced last Friday (13 October). “This ...
South Mountain Reservation, covering between 2,047 [1] and 2,112 [2] acres (between 8.28 and 8.54 km 2), depending on the source, is a nature reserve on the Rahway River that is part of the Essex County Park System in northeastern New Jersey. It is located in central Essex County, New Jersey within portions of Maplewood, Millburn, and West Orange.
Protected areas of Essex County, New Jersey (1 C, 9 P) R. Religious buildings and structures in Essex County, New Jersey (1 C, 5 P) S. ... Turtle Back Zoo; V.