Hattiesburg Zoo

Hattiesburg Zoo

The Hattiesburg Zoo, currently 2008.
Date opened 1950[1]
Location Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Coordinates 31°19′25″N 89°18′55″W / 31.323736°N 89.315275°WCoordinates: 31°19′25″N 89°18′55″W / 31.323736°N 89.315275°W
Land area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Number of species 55+[2]
Website www.zoohattiesburg.com

The Hattiesburg Zoo (sometimes also called the Kamper Park Zoo) is a small 12-acre (4.9 ha) zoo located within Kamper Park in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. The zoo is operated by the Hattiesburg Convention Commission. As of December 2013, the Commission's executive director is Rick Taylor.[3]

Entrance area at Zoo

History

The 40 acres (16 ha) for Kamper Park was donated to the Daughters of the Confederacy by John Kamper in 1902, and was given in turn to Hattiesburg in 1908 for a public park. The zoo was opened on about 12 acres (4.9 ha) of the 40-acre (16 ha) park in 1950.

Exhibits

The zoo is located within Kamper Park among a grove of oak and pine trees. Upon entering the Zoo, visitors pass through a promenade that contains prairie dogs and leads to the Africa section. The African veldt contains antelope, monkeys, ostrichs, servals and zebras. In the South American exhibit area are capybaras, iguanas, jaguars, macaws, howler monkeys, llamas, tapirs, and tigers. The tiger boardwalk gives a close view of American alligators.

Kamper Park has landscaped walking trails, tennis courts, grassy picnic areas, and playgrounds.

Education

The Zoo Education Center provides learning opportunities for school children, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and adults.

Other attractions

References

  1. ↑ "Zoo Membership Application". zoohattiesburg.com. Hattiesburg Zoo. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Visiting the Zoo". zoohattiesburg.com. Hattiesburg Zoo. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hattiesburg Zoo jaguar makes brief getaway". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-01-11.

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