Tristate Zoological Park
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The Tri-State Zoological Park, is a zoo located in Cumberland, Maryland, in the United States. The zoo is small and only has a 16-acre (36,000-m²) foot print. The nonprofit zoo opened in 2003 and attracted about 10,000 visitors last year.
The zoo is privately owned by Bob Candy of Cumberland.
[edit] March 2006 fire
On the morning of March 29, 2006, a fire killed 100 animals at the zoo and destroyed its main building. Primates, snakes, birds, tortoises, rabbits, prairie dogs, and an armadillo were among the animals that perished. The only animals inside the building that survived were two alligators. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
