Elmwood Park Zoo

Elmwood Park Zoo
Date opened	July 4, 1924
Location	Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Land area	80 acres (32 ha)
Number of animals	300
Number of species	100
Annual visitors	150,000
Memberships	AZA^[1]
Website	http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/

The Elmwood Park Zoo is a zoo in Norristown, Pennsylvania that houses a collection of over 300 animals representing 100 species. Opened on July 4, 1924, the 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo includes the Andrew L. Lewis Wetlands Aviary, The Bayou, and the Grasslands Exhibit. The zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and operated by the Norristown Zoological Society. The zoo also participates in a number of its species survival programs.

Today, Elmwood Park Zoo welcomes over 150,000 visitors annually.

In the Newbery Medal-winning fiction book Maniac Magee, the titular character lives briefly in the buffalo pen of the Elmwood Park Zoo.^[2]

References

^ "List of Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. http://www.aza.org/current-accreditation-list/. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Spinelli, Jerry (1990). Maniac Magee. pp. 122.

External links

http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/

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