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The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre (40 ha) zoo and wildlife preserve (25 acres (10 ha) are accessible to the public) located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States.
| Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo | |
|---|---|
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| 39°35′26″N 77°25′51″W / 39.590642°N 77.430739°W | |
| Date opened | 1966 |
| Location | Thurmont, Maryland, United States |
| Land area | 100 acres (40 ha)[1] |
| No. of animals | 450+ |
| Website | catoctinwildlifepreserve |
The preserve features safari truck rides that let visitors touch and feed large herbivores in a wooded setting.
History edit
Animals have been exhibited at this location since 1933, when it was known as Jungleland Snake Farm.[2] Owner Gordon Gaver operated the small attraction (approx. 5 acres) until his death in 1964.[3] The facility was then purchased by Richard and Mary Anne Hahn[4] and reopened in 1966. The Hahn family maintained ownership and gradually enlarged the park.
Animals edit
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Eurasia area edit
- Amur leopard
- Meerkat
- Green anaconda
- Reticulated python
- Yellow anaconda
- Argentine boa
- Abdim's stork
- African sacred ibis
- African spurred tortoise
- Red-crowned crane
- Goldfish
- Koi
- African pygmy goat
- Suri alpaca
- Jacob sheep
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Notes edit
- ^ "About Us". cwpzoo.com. Catocin Wildlife Preserve. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Solomon, Mary Jane (1995-08-11). "CATOCTIN ZOO: ANOTHER ANIMAL ALTOGETHER". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Staff, Karen Gardner News-Post (22 December 2011). "We grew up in a zoo!". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Q&A: Richard Hahn". Frederick Magazine. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2021-05-29.