Lehigh Valley Zoo
The Lehigh Valley Zoo is a 29-acre (11.7 ha) zoo located in Schnecksville in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is located inside the 1,100-acre (445 ha) Trexler Nature Preserve. The zoo is open year round.
Lehigh Valley Zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since March 2006.[1]
History
In 1906, Harry Clay Trexler started purchasing farms in Lowhill and North Whitehall townships to create a preserve to help protect bison, elk, and white-tailed deer. He purchased a total of 36 farms comprising 1,108 acres (448 ha) before he died, and then bequeathed the land to Lehigh County. In 1935, the area officially became the Trexler-Lehigh County Game Preserve.[4]
Construction on the children's zoo in the park began in 1974. When it opened, the zoo included petting and feeding exhibits and exotic animals from Africa, Asia, and Australia.[5]
In 2004, with the original purpose of saving native species accomplished, the county opened the entire preserve to the public.[4] At the same time, the Lehigh Valley Zoological Society took over management of the zoo within the park.[5]
Conservation
In 2009, the zoo was participating in three Species Survival Plans (SSP): African penguin, mongoose lemur, and scimitar-horned oryx.
Gallery
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- Grant's zebra
- Mexican wolf
- American bison
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Lehigh Valley Zoo Fact Sheet". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "Who We Are". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "History - 1935 - Present". trexlernaturepreserve.org. Trexler Nature Preserve. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "History of the Zoo". lvzoo.org. Lehigh Valley Zoo. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
External links
- Official website
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