Buttonwood Park Zoo
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| Buttonwood Park Zoo | |
 The entrance to the Buttonwood Park Zoo
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| Date opened | 1894 |
| Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA |
| # of Species | 200 |
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The Buttonwood Park Zoo, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA is a small accredited zoo located within the center of Buttonwood Park. It is owned and operated by the City of New Bedford, with the support of the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. In addition, the zoo is involved with and supports various conservation programs, such as the Cape Cod Stranding Network.
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[edit] History
The zoo was established in the year 1894 and is considered to be the 12th oldest zoo in the U.S. It is also accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. In 2003, the AZA quoted about Buttonwood Park Zoo as being "one of the finest small zoos in the United States."
[edit] Exhibits
The zoo contains nearly 200 species of animals from all around the world. Exhibits feature animals from the barnyard to pony rides to animals from the wild.
The exhibits are categorized into 5 main areas:
- North America East (NAE)
- This section contains black bears, river otters, beavers turkey buzzards, bald eagles, and coyotes.
- North America West (NAW)
- This section contains the bison pasture, cougars, Canadian lynx, bobcat and crows.
- Aquatics
- This section contains harbor seal, shorebirds, a salt marsh, a kettlepond, a mountain stream, amphibians, snakes, and turtles.
- Elephants
- This section contains the zoo's elephants.
- Domestics
- This section contains a horse pasture, cow pasture, sheep and goat yard, a pig yard, and an area for pony rides.
[edit] Education
Buttonwood Park Zoo features an educational building in the center of the zoo called the Wildlife Education Center. It contains two classrooms that varies in range of its multiple uses. It's used from the zoo's educational programs to being doubled as function rooms for business and private meetings.
[edit] Other features
There's a gift shop named North Woods Gift Store and an eating establishment named Bear's Den Cafe located within the confines of the zoo.
[edit] External links
Zoo • Public aquarium • Aviary • Menagerie • Tourist attraction
List of zoos • List of aquaria • List of zoo associations
Animals in captivity • Environmental enrichment • Endangered species • Conservation biology • Biodiversity • Endangered species • Extinction • Ex-situ conservation • In-situ conservation • Wildlife conservation • Zoology
