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The Roger Williams Park Zoo of Providence, Rhode Island, contains more than 800 animals in natural settings from a total of 160 species from around the world. In 1986, the zoo became the first zoo in New England to earn accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Founded in 1872, the zoo is the third oldest zoo in the nation. [4]
The zoo made the announcement in conjunction with World Giraffe Week. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Roger Williams Park Zoo gets new 11 month old Masai giraffe named Enzi
The land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1872, in accordance with the will of Betsey Williams, the last descendant of Roger Williams to inherit his land. It had been the family farm and was the last of the original land granted to Roger Williams in 1638 by Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett tribe. The family farmhouse ...
Roar into spring at Roger Williams Park Zoo! Explore 60 life-size animatronic dragons, mythical creatures and wonders from April 7 to Aug. 11.
The Zoo Tourist: Visiting America's Zoos and Aquariums. Red and Black Publishers. ISBN 9781610011440. OCLC 1400972328. Nyhuis, Allen W. (2008). America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families. Branford, CT: Intrepid Traveler. ISBN 9781887140768. OCLC 179814034. Uddin, Lisa (2015). Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto ...
Servals are part of the zoo's 20-year plan, but Velma's arrival last year from a distressed breeder in California came sooner than expected and prompted the zoo to launch a $346,000 fundraising ...
In the fall of 1971, the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums membership voted to become an independent association. On January 19, 1972, it was chartered as the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums with its executive office located in Wheeling, West Virginia, within the Oglebay Park Good Zoo. [1]
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