Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo

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Coordinates: 39°35′26″N 77°25′51″W / 39.590642°N 77.430739°W / 39.590642; -77.430739
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Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
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39°35′26″N 77°25′51″W / 39.590642°N 77.430739°W / 39.590642; -77.430739
Date opened1966
LocationThurmont, Maryland, United States
Land area100 acres (40 ha)[1]
No. of animals450+
Websitecatoctinwildlifepreserve.com

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.

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. In August 2012, the zoo was fined by the United States Department of Agriculture 's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $12,000 for numerous violations.[5][6]. In 2013, a giraffe died while on exhibit at the zoo. [7] Worker safety and animal care issues at the zoo have been raised for a number of years. [8] [9]

Animals[edit]

Islands area[edit]

Madagascar area[edit]

Australia area[edit]

Safari ride[edit]

Eurasia area[edit]

Latin America area[edit]

Africa area[edit]

North America area[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". cwpzoo.com. Catocin Wildlife Preserve. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. ^ Solomon, Mary Jane (1995-08-11). "CATOCTIN ZOO: ANOTHER ANIMAL ALTOGETHER". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ Staff, Karen Gardner News-Post (22 December 2011). "We grew up in a zoo!". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ "Q&A: Richard Hahn". Frederick Magazine. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ Stern, Nicholas (2012-08-02). "Catoctin zoo fined as part of settlement with USDA". The Frederick News Post. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ^ Greenfield, Sherry (2012-08-02). "Thurmont Zoo director agrees to pay $12000 fine to USDA". Southern Maryland News. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  7. ^ McLellan, Lizzy (2013-08-21). "Catoctin zoo finds cause in giraffe death". The Frederick News Post. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  8. ^ Jouvenal, Justin (2015-09-18). "Mauling, escapes and abuse: 6 small zoos, 80 sick or dead animals". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  9. ^ Patterson, Clark; Park, Katie; Jouvenal, Justin (2015-09-18). "Which small D.C.-area zoos have put people and animals at risk". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

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