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Founded in 1969, the "State Zoo of Kentucky" currently exhibits over 1,200 animals in naturalistic and mixed animal settings representing both geographical areas and biomes or habitats. The Louisville Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the American Alliance of Museums. The zoo over the last ten years has had annual ...
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores; Alabama Safari Park, Hope Hull Alabama Wildlife Center, Pelham; Alligator Alley, Summerdale Auburn Raptor Center, Auburn Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham
The "Monkey Ship" was originally home to rhesus macaques, and eventually housed capuchin monkeys, lemurs, and juvenile American alligators in the pool surrounding the ship. The exhibit was closed in 1991 as the animals were moved to naturalistic habitats, and the ship and pool were eventually restored as a bumper boat attraction for children. [5]
The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a 152,000-acre (620 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in eastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast. It was established on March 14, 1984, to preserve and protect a unique wetland habitat type—the pocosin —and its associated wildlife species.
Reggie the Alligator in his home at the L.A. Zoo. Fifteen years ago, Reggie was the talk of the town when he was discovered living in a lake in Harbor City.
In 1908, a printer made a spur-of-the-moment decision to print an alligator emblem on a shipment of the school's football pennants. [159] The mascot stuck, and was made official in 1911, perhaps because the team captain's nickname was Gator. [160] Allegheny College and San Francisco State University both have Gators as their mascots, as well. [161]
The Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the refuge was completed in September 2006. A 36-person staff administers both Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges, with a budget of $2,827K (FY 03) for both refuges. Numerous volunteers devote approximately 35,000 hours each year to the refuge.
Criminal charges are pending after Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife game wardens seized a 3-foot alligator from a Northern Kentucky home, officials said.