Reston Zoo
| Location | Reston, Virginia, United States |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′20″N 77°18′47″W / 38.972085°N 77.312950°WCoordinates: 38°58′20″N 77°18′47″W / 38.972085°N 77.312950°W |
| Land area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
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Reston Zoo is a family zoo located at 1228 Hunter Mill Road, Reston, Virginia, United States. It covers an area of 30 acres and contains a petting barn and allows visitors to go on safari wagon rides around the park. It contains lambs, ostriches, camels, monkeys, zebras, bisons, ducks, goats, horses and buffalos.[1][2] It also has a reptile house and alligators.[3]
In 2012 Reston Zoo was surrounded by scandal as it's then director, Meghan Mogensen, was found guilty of drug possession and animal cruelty due to drowning a wallaby in a bucket. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail.[4] After appealing a guilty verdict, Mogensen pleaded guilty in January 2013. Part of her plea agreement prohibited her from overseeing animal euthanization.[5]
References
- ↑ Masterson, Sarah K. (30 September 2008). DC Baby: Revised Second Edition. DC BABY, Revised 2nd Edition. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-9774494-1-5. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ Welch, Larry (1 February 2003). Mary Virginia, a Father's Story. Trafford Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-55395-332-6. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Reston Zoo – A Petting Zoo in Vienna, Virginia". About.com. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2210426/Reston-Virginia-zoo-director-Meghan-Mogensen-jailed-drowning-wallaby-named-Parmesan-bucket-water.html
- ↑ http://reston.patch.com/articles/zoo-head-enters-guilty-plea-in-wallaby-death
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