Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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| Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | |
 A mountain lion at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. This image shows the natural surroundings created for the animal enclosures
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| Date opened | 1952 |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is one of the most visited attractions in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1952, it combines the attractions of a zoo, museum, and botanical garden. Its focus is the plants and animals that live in the Sonoran Desert, and it was a pioneer in the creation of naturalistic enclosures for its animals. The Center for Sonoran Desert Studies, founded in 2005, conducts the educational and scientific functions of the Museum and is a hub for research, education and conservation of the Sonoran Desert. Over 500,000 people visit the museum each year.
[edit] External links
- http://www.desertmuseum.org
- http://www.desertmuseum.org/center/ – Center for Sonoran Desert Studies homepage
- Canyon Country Hiking and Camping Notebook: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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