ZooAmerica

 

ZooAmerica

ZooAmerica is a zoo in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Milton S. Hershey founded it in 1910 with a few animals, including bears, birds, and deer. It now spans 11 acres and is home to over 75 species and 200 individual animals, some of which are rare and endangered.The Hershey Trust Company owns and operates the zoo, which is connected to Hersheypark. It is also a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) (WAZA).

History
ZooAmerica is a zoo located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1910 by Milton S. Hershey with a few animals, including bears, birds, and deer. It now covers 11 acres and is home to over 75 species and 200 individual animals, including some that are rare and endangered. The zoo, which is connected to Hersheypark, is owned and operated by the Hershey Trust Company. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) are also members (WAZA).


The twenty-first century
ZooAmerica's black bearFinally, ZooAmerica opened a new bear exhibit in 2000, complete with hills, grass, toys, and a 13,000-gallon swimming pond stocked with fish for the bears. Two albino alligators were temporarily acquired the following year, and another in 2012. In 2004, the zoo launched a programme to get kids involved in conservation. It featured an official mascot, Ranger Scratch, as well as the Ranger Scratch Kid's Club, a programme designed to teach children about conservation and environmental issues. Five years later, the zoo completed construction of their new education building, the Woodlands Education Center, which provides guests with animal experiences.

Showcases Southern Swamps
The Southern Swamps section of ZooAmerica contains a variety of animals from marshy, semi-tropical areas. Cottonmouth, roseate spoonbill, fiddler crab, eastern diamondback rattlesnake, bluespotted sunfish, gopher tortoise, pygmy rattlesnake, corn snake, barred owl, Florida gar, alligator snapping turtle, and American alligator are among the animals.


Wonderful Southwest
The Great Southwest section of ZooAmerica also includes nocturnal animals, armadillos, and an open-bird sanctuary. Among the animals on display are the thick-billed parrot, blue spiny lizard, Mexican beaded lizard, chuckwalla, Gila monster, roadrunner, Gambel's quail, burrowing owl, desert tortoise, nine-banded armadillo, Arizona mountain kingsnake, Texas banded gecko, common vampire bat, sidewinder, gopher snake, rosy boa, black-footed

Conservation
ZooAmerica's butterfly conservation efforts
ZooAmerica is an active participant in the Species Survival Plan conservation and breeding programmer (SSP). Thick-billed parrots, Canada lynx, black-footed ferrets, and ocelots are currently housed and bred at the zoo. The zoo previously housed swift fox as part of the SSP. ZooAmerica has previously played an important role in reintroducing the golden eagle and peregrine falcon, both of which were facing serious threats in the wild. ZooAmerica, on the other hand, has raised many birds of prey that have since been released, including a peregrine falcon that was discovered nesting along the Susquehanna River. Beginning in 2011, ZooAmerica collaborated with Fort Indian town Gap on a project to raise Regal Fritillary butterflies for conservation.


Hours
Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday 10AM–4:30PM
Monday 10AM–4:30PM
Tuesday 10AM–4:30PM
Wednesday 10AM–4:30PM
Thursday 10AM–4:30PM
Friday 10AM–4:30PM

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